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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motorized Sports
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
CONT

Birth of the B12 snowmobile. Through 1941, Joseph-Armand perfects a new snowmobile called the B12, which receives a patent on June 23, 1942. This new version of the snowmobile seats 12 passengers and features a longer, more aerodynamic profile than the B7 snowmobile. The launch of the B12 snowmobile meets with great success, and orders increase. But momentum is short-lived, halted prematurely by Canada’s declaration of war.

CONT

He [Joseph-Armand Bombardier] started production of a large, enclosed, seven-passenger snowmobile in 1937, the B-7, and introduced another enclosed twelve-passenger model, the B-12, in 1942.... The B-12 had a flathead in-line six cylinder engine from Chrysler industrial, and 2, 817 units were produced until 1951. It was used in a lot of applications, such as ambulances, Canada Post vehicles, winter "school buses, "forestry machines and even army vehicles in World War II.

CONT

Discover the B-12 Snowmobile Experience, in Cap-Saint-Ignace. Onboard a B-12 snowmobile, one of the first all-terrain vehicles for communal transportation, and designed at the end of the 1940’s by Armand Bombardier, Ornitour offers you a guided ride through the heart of the beautiful Chaudière-Appalaches region. Expand your understanding on several subjects including the forest, the history of the area, biology and the various bird habitats.

OBS

twelve-passenger snowmobile: based on the term "seven-passenger snowmobile" found in a reliable source.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports motorisés
  • Motos et motoneiges
CONT

Naissance de l'autoneige B12. Au cours de 1941, Joseph-Armand met au point une nouvelle autoneige, désignée B12, qui fera l'objet d'un brevet d'invention le 23 juin 1942. D'une capacité de 12 passagers, cette autoneige présente un profil allongé qui lui donne une allure plus aérodynamique que celle de l'autoneige B7. Dès sa sortie, l'autoneige B12 connaît un grand succès et les commandes se multiplient. Cet élan sera, cependant, freiné par l'entrée en guerre du Canada.

CONT

À bord d'une autoneige B-12, un des premiers véhicules tout-terrain destiné au transport en commun, et conçu à la fin des années '40 par Armand Bombardier, Ornitour vous offre une ballade guidée au cœur de la nature de la région Chaudière-Appalaches.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

in-line engine : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

moteur en ligne; moteur à cylindres en ligne : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Exhaust Systems (Mechanical Components)
  • Rail Transport
  • Road Transport
DEF

A device with several passages through which exhaust gases leave the engine combustion chambers and enter the exhaust piping system.

CONT

The exhaust manifold... collects the burnt gases as they are expelled from the cylinders and directs them to the exhaust pipe. Exhaust manifolds for most vehicles are made of cast or nodular iron. Many newer vehicles have stamped, heavy-gauge sheet metal or stainless steel units. In-line engines have one exhaust manifold. V-type engines have an exhaust manifold on each side of the engine.

OBS

exhaust manifold: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système d'échappement (Composants mécaniques)
  • Transport par rail
  • Transport routier
DEF

Pièce regroupant les conduits partant des [lumières] d'échappement de la culasse, pour ne former qu'un [conduit] unique raccordé au [tuyau] d'échappement.

OBS

collecteur d'échappement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A device with several passages through which air or air-fuel mixture flows from the air intake or carburetor to the parts in the cylinder head or cylinder block.

CONT

The method of transferring the heat to the intake manifold depends on the type of engine. On six-cylinder in-line engines, the intake manifold is usually placed directly above the exhaust manifold.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Pièce habituellement coulée comprenant plusieurs passages par lesquels le mélange carburé circule du carburateur aux orifices d'admission dans la culasse ou le bloc-cylindres.

CONT

Tuyauterie d'admission. - Intercalée entre le carburateur et les différentes chambres de combustion, elle doit non seulement canaliser le mélange gazeux vers les soupapes d'admission, mais encore assurer une égale répartition du mélange entre les différents cylindres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alimentación de combustible (Vehículos automotores)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
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Record 5 2007-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

A single unit enclosing row of liquid-cooled in-line pe [piston engine] cylinders.

OBS

Pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Ensemble des cylindres d'un moteur et de leur chemise d'eau en une seule pièce venue de fonderie.

OBS

barrillet; bloc-cylindres : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Cam-operated in-line plunger pump. This pump has a cylinder with plunger for each engine cylinder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

One type of electric fuel pump mounts anywhere along the fuel line, such as in the engine compartment. This is an in-line electric fuel pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

In the 2 litre engine field, the Hart 420 R has been particularly successful(...). It is an in-line four cylinder in light alloy, with twin overhead camshafts operating four valves per cylinder.

Key term(s)
  • in-line 4 cylinder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Dans la catégorie 2 000 cm [cube] le Hart 420 R a été une réussite particulière (...). C'est un moteur 4 cylindres en ligne, en alliage léger avec double arbre à cames en tête et quatre soupapes par cylindre.

Key term(s)
  • moteur quatre cylindres en ligne

Spanish

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Record 9 1981-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climate-Control Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

With the radiator drain cock still open and the block drain plugout, fill the radiator with water from a garden hose.

OBS

The block may have one or two drain plugs. An in-line engine normally has one plug; a V-type has two one on each side of the block.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système de conditionnement de l'air (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Le refroidissement à eau comprend: (...) une chambre à eau entourant les cylindres, les sièges de soupapes et les culasses; elle possède à se partie inférieure une entrée d'eau froide et à sa partie supérieure une sortie d'eau chaude; fréquemment, un bouchon de vidange est placé à l'endroit le plus bas de la chambre d'eau (...)

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

the plain type is a single connecting rod used principally in the in-line engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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