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TriStar Pictures Franchises
Tristar or TriStar (meaning "three star") may refer to: * Tri-star (wheel arrangement), a design for climbing over obstructions or stairs * Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, a widebodied airliner ** Lockheed TriStar (RAF), L-1011-based tankers used by the Royal Air Force * TriStar Motorsports, an American stock car racing team * Tristar and Red Sector Incorporated, a demogroup formed in 1990 * TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital * The various elements of the TriStar media organization(s): ** TriStar Music, a defunct record label distributed by Sony Music Entertainment ** Columbia TriStar (other), a production studio probably known as Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ** TriStar Pictures, a film production/distribution cinema studio owned by Sony ** Columbia TriStar Home Video, a home video production known as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ** TriStar Television, a production studio reformed in 2015 ** Columbia TriStar Television, a television production/distribution studio now kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tri-star (wheel Arrangement)
The tri-star is a novel wheel design—originally by Robert and John Forsyth, assigned to Lockheed in 1967—in which three wheels are arranged in an upright triangle with two on the ground and one above them. If either of the wheels in contact with the ground gets stuck, the whole system rotates over the obstruction. Design In the tri-star wheel, all three satellite wheels are simultaneously powered through a mechanical linkage between each satellite wheel and a shaft concentric with the central hub. In the original patent, the direction of the vehicle is controlled through the differential steering. Applications Lockheed modified an M2A2 105mm Light Howitzer and produced it from 1969-1977 with a drive unit and tri-star wheel system into an Auxiliary Propelled Howitzer they termed "Terra Star." The only surviving prototype is located at the Rock Island Arsenal Museum. Its most famous application was the Landmaster, a unique armoured personnel carrier (APC) from the 1977 film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
