loading+tool

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1. авто chassis

2. ав. брит. undercarriage; амер. landing gear; ( общий термин для сухопутных и гидросамолётов) alighting gear

выпуска́ть шасси́ — extend [lower] the landing gear

шасси́ «скла́дывается» ( в аварийной ситуации или самопроизвольно) — the landing gear collapses

ста́вить шасси́ на замо́к в у́бранном положе́нии — lock up the landing gear, lock the landing gear in the “Up” position

ста́вить шасси́ на замо́к в вы́пущенном положе́нии — lock down the landing gear, lock the landing gear in the “Down” position

убира́ть шасси́ — retract the landing gear

«шасси́ у́брано!» — “wheels up!”

«шасси́ вы́пущено!» — “wheels down!” (доклад командиру корабля)

3. радио chassis

4. ( прибора) mount(ing), rack

вездехо́дное шасси́ — cross-country chassis

велосипе́дное шасси́ ав. — bicycle landing gear

шасси́ высо́кой проходи́мости — cross-country chassis

двухсекцио́нное шасси́ — two-piece chassis

длинноба́зное шасси́ — long-wheelbase chassis

колё́сное шасси́ — wheel landing gear

лы́жное шасси́ — ski landing gear

многоколё́сное шасси́ — bogie landing carriage

неубира́ющееся шасси́ — fixed(-type) landing gear

низкора́мное шасси́ — low-built chassis

шасси́ платфо́рменного ти́па — platform chassis, platform frame

шасси́ повы́шенной проходи́мости — cross-country chassis

поплавко́вое шасси́ — floatation landing gear

прицепно́е шасси́ — trailer chassis

самохо́дное шасси́ — tool carrier

сбра́сываемое шасси́ — detachable landing gear

шасси́ с коро́ткой ба́зой — short-wheelbase chassis

шасси́ с незави́симой подве́ской четырё́х колё́с — all-independent [full sprung] chassis

шасси́ с ни́зкой грузово́й платфо́рмой — low-loading [low-level] chassis

шасси́ с носовы́м колесо́м — nose-wheel landing gear

шасси́ с тру́бчатой ра́мой — tubular chassis

шасси́ с хвостовы́м колесо́м — tailwheel landing gear

шасси́ с хребто́вой ра́мой — backbone chassis

теле́жечное шасси́ — bogie landing gear

убира́ющееся шасси́ — retractable landing gear

шасси́ экскава́тора — power-shovel mounting

SUBJECT AREA: Weapons and armour

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Richard S.Lawrence received only an elementary education and as a young man worked on local farms and later in a woodworking shop. His work there included making carpenters' and joiners' tools and he spent some of his spare time in a local gunsmith's shop. After a brief period of service in the Army, he obtained employment in 1838 with N.Kendall \& Co. of Windsor, Vermont, making guns at the Windsor prison. Within six months he was put in charge of the work, continuing in this position until 1842 when the gun-making ceased; he remained at the prison for a time in charge of the carriage shop. In 1843 he opened a gun shop in Windsor in partnership with Kendall, and the next year S.E. Robbins, a businessman, helped them obtain a contract from the Federal Government for 10,000 rifles. A new company, Robbins, Kendall \& Lawrence, was formed and a factory was built at Windsor. Three years later Kendall's share of the business was purchased by his partners and the firm became Robbins \& Lawrence. Lawrence supervised the design and production and, to improve methods of manufacture, developed new machine tools with the aid of F.W. Howe. In 1850 Lawrence introduced the lubrication of bullets, which practice ensured the success of the breech-loading rifle. Also in 1850, the company undertook to manufacture railway cars, but this involved them in a considerable financial loss. The company took to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, England, a set of rifles built on the interchangeable system. The interest this created resulted in a visit of some members of the British Royal Small Arms Commission to America and subsequently an order for 150 machine tools, jigs and fixtures from Robbins \& Lawrence, to be installed at the small-arms factory at Enfield. In 1852 the company contracted to manufacture Sharps rifles and carbines at a new factory to be built at Hartford, Connecticut. Lawrence moved to Hartford in 1853 to superintend the building and equipment of the plant. Shortly afterwards, however, a promised order for a large number of rifles failed to materialize and, following its earlier financial difficulties, Robbins \& Lawrence was forced into bankruptcy. The Hartford plant was acquired by the Sharps Rifle Company in 1856 and Lawrence remained there as Superintendent until 1872. From then he was for many years Superintendent of Streets in the city of Hartford and he also served on the Water Board, the Board of Aldermen and as Chairman of the Fire Board.

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