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Brakes of some description are fitted to most [[wheel]]ed [[vehicle]]s, including [[automobile]]s of all kinds, [[truck]]s, [[tra Some [[Fixed-wing aircraft|aeroplane]]s are fitted with wheel brakes on the [[undercarriage]]. Some aircraft also feature [[Air brake (ai

...so used for other circular objects that rotate or turn, such as a [[Ship's wheel]] and [[flywheel]]. ==History of the wheel and axle==

...rimental electric bicycles run directly on or recharge their batteries via solar panels, fuel cells, gas generators or other alternative energy sources. Som [[Image:Solarbikemiturl.jpg|thumb|right|151px|Solar cruiser [http://www.hyperbike.cc hyperbike.cc] ]]

...[[resistojet rocket]]s to keep their station, although some use [[momentum wheel]]s for [[attitude control]]. Newer geo-orbiting spacecraft are starting to [[Image:Ssunsail.jpg|thumb|250pix|right|Artist's conception of a solar sail]]

...mpire |kingdom of Mithridates]] in the [[1st century BC]]. Use of [[water wheel]]s in mills slowly spread through [[Europe]] over the next few centuries. ...ion systems. These include electric, [[steam engine|steam]], [[solar power|solar]], [[turbine]], rotary, and different types of piston-type internal combust

...nd aircraft carriers; or more esoteric sources such as flywheels, wind and solar. ..., which is converted to electricity via a generator, which then drives the wheel motors. It might seem odd to convert rotational energy to electrical energ

...mpire |kingdom of Mithridates]] in the [[1st century BC]]. Use of [[water wheel]]s in mills slowly spread through [[Europe]] over the next few centuries. ...ion systems. These include electric, [[steam engine|steam]], [[solar power|solar]], [[turbine]], rotary, and different types of piston-type internal combust

...ed by a nonconductive cord to a self-winding wheel, allowing the slider or wheel on the end of the pole to be positioned on the wire by manipulating the cor ...ources such as [[Gyrobus|flywheels]], [[wind energy|wind]] and [[solar car|solar]]

...s that it could be produced and consumed continuously, using [[Solar power|solar]], [[water]], [[wind]] and [[nuclear power|nuclear]] power for [[electrolys ...[oxygen]] gas. It can then convert the fuel back into water to release the solar energy.

...e speed range. Some vehicle designs have separate electric motors for each wheel. Series hybrids can be also be fitted with a [[supercapacitor]] or a [[flyw ...seful for buses. Some 8x8 all-wheel drive military vehicles use individual wheel motors.

In 1955 the mid-size rear wheel drive [[Fiat 600]] was launched by Fiat and that would become the design ba Fiat has unveiled the Fiat Phylla concept [[solar car]]), showing all the technology that will feature in the electric Topoli

...s used as test car by the racing division of Ferrari. Later it was sold to Solar Productions for [[Steve McQueen]]'s ''[[Le Mans (film)|Le Mans]]'', also kn In total 12 different drivers were seen in 1970 at the wheel of a factory 512S. Of them the promising Ignazio Giunti did nine of the ten

...s used as test car by the racing division of Ferrari. Later it was sold to Solar Productions for [[Steve McQueen]]'s ''[[Le Mans (film)|Le Mans]]'', also kn ...al|Watkins Glen]]). In total 12 different drivers were seen in 1970 at the wheel of a factory 512S. Of them the promising Ignazio Giunti did nine of the ten

...|| [[Front-engine design|Front engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[four-wheel drive]] ...ily cars, the most famous model was the '''Delta HF Integrale''', a [[four-wheel drive]] [[hot hatch]] with a powerful [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[petro

...soline internal combustion engine that spun a generator which powered four wheel-mounted electric motors. The car was presented at the 1900 World Exhibition *'''[[Whispering Wheel]]''' Bus