aluminium doors

• A new breed.

...Alcoa provides aluminium parts that are key in keeping weight under control.... The standard cabin features four side doors, but a two-door cabin is available with three seat...

• Armada International
• Vol. 35 Num. 1, Février 2011

• Building amid the clouds.

... new Monte Rosa Hut SAC--which opened its doors to climbers, skiers, hikers and nature lovers in M... of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, this aluminium-sheathed, six-storey construction belonging to the...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• The modern armoured car: the asymmetric threat has spurred the demand for 4 x 4 light armoured vehicles capable of carrying from two to six persons far use by combat, combat support and combat service support units. Often these vehicles replace unarmoured light utility vehicles.

... likely be required to open and close the doors. Drivers will also require a visual reference syst...: IPK1 saves 225 kg by using a lighter aluminium internal roll frame and smaller armoured glass win...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 4, Août 2008

• French taxi for Kabul: Nexter has recently opened the doors of its Roanne facilities in central France to unveil the production line of the new and very first production French Army armoured personnel carriers and command vehicles.

... is quite unique as it is based on an aluminium hull. As a Nexter engineer explained to the author...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 3, Juin 2008

• AUSA, 2009 vintage: the US Army, along with the other services, has benefited from consistent growth in defence spending since the Bush Administration launched the Global War on Terrorism in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks. However, the Department of Defense has warned the services to assume zero growth budgets between fiscal years 2011 (FY11) and 2015.

... seating, gunner restraints, clamshell doors and peacetime doors. BAE Systems used its new Tens... to replace most of the heavy steel and aluminium armour currently used on the Humvee, thus shaving ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 1, Février 2010

• Weight or budget watchers?

.... Built on a welded aluminium alloy structure with liner, protection is provided... formed steel armour components, reinforced doors and additional stowage compartments. The latest Fu...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 1, Février 2010

• An unnerving environment: <> General William Wallace, the Commanding General of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, told delegates at the 2008 Armor Conference at Fort Knox, Kentucky an 5 May. If current trends continue almost 60% (five billion) of population will live in urban areas by 2030.

.... Breaking Down Doors . The 'door buster' is the nickname US marines hav...This aluminium armour, which weighs about 1500 kg, can be fitted ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 4, Août 2008

• The infantry's 40 mm punch: new designs and ammunition types are extending the capabilities of the shoulder-fired 40-mm grenade launcher. With lightweight alloys, composite materials and new warhead technologies these weapons are a far cry from their 1950s ancestors.

... includes a new hand-guard and a rifled aluminium barrel. The unloaded launcher weighs 1.36 kg. A ba... radius of the M433 and is able to breach doors before exploding inside a room, and the Draco ther...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 5, Octobre 2008

• Weight lifters.

... seats, reinforced wheel guards, reinforced doors, added external armour and additional stowage comp...'s hull and turret are of all-welded aluminium armour to which an additional layer of ballistic s...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 1, Février 2009

• Land efficiency.

... mounted on arms that swing out from the doors. Storage racks are provided for support weapons su...A lightweight aluminium honeycomb construction is used to keep the 6 x 6 v...

• Armada International
• Vol. 31 Num. 6, Décembre 2007