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Certus (other)
Certus may refer to: * Certus Gearless Company, a British automotive company * Pegas Certus The Pegas Certus is a Czech single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Pegas 2000 of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital ..., a Czech paraglider model * Cogswell & Harrison Certus, a British hunting and target magazine rifle family {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Certus Gearless Company
Certus Gearless Company Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles. History The company was founded in London in 1907. The brand name was Certus. Only a few units were produced, and production ended in 1908. Models The smaller model used a two-cylinder engine. A larger model was propelled by a 4-cylinder engine from Aster with a displacement of 3000 cm³. The distinguishing feature of both models was the use of a friction drive A friction drive or friction engine is a type of transmission that utilises two wheels in the transmission to transfer power from the engine to the driving wheels. The system is naturally a continuously variable transmission; by moving the two .... References * Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.'' United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008, . * George N. Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' Volume 1: ''A–F.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, . Defunct motor vehicl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegas Certus
The Pegas Certus is a Czech single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Pegas 2000 of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 27. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. Design and development The aircraft was designed as a competition glider. The models are each named for their approximate wing area in square metres. The design has progressed through several generations of models, each improving on the last. Variants ;Certus 2 26 :Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its span wing has a wing area of , 96 cells and the aspect ratio is 6.1:1. The pilot weight range is . ;Certus 2 28 :Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |