Trains travel at a top speed of 70 mph and can take up to half a mile to stop.
Controlled by joysticks, the lightweight vehicle can carry a ton of people and equipment about 100 miles at a top speed of about 30 mph.
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DARPA's criteria, the craft, which has a diameter of 15cm (six inches) has managed a 16-minute flight at a top speed of nearly 70kph (45mph).
At a theoretical top speed of 10 petaflops, the Stampede system would beat that, but because it won't become operational for several years, newer supercomputers will likely surpass it by then.
By some estimates, American navy ships spend 80% of their time travelling at half speed, which requires barely one-eighth of the power needed to propel a ship at top speed.
Samsung's world-class motion clarity lets viewers read the name on the jersey of a player running at top speed, detect tiny details in a rapid-fire video game and capture every bit of the action in the most dynamic car chase.
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We immediately launched down the jungle trail at top speed, leaving a stream of dust and mud behind us.
The EPA's traditional highway test is conducted at an average speed of 48.3 miles per hour and a top speed of 60.
Top speed is anticipated at around a frighteningly illegal 206 mph.
Robert Lockhart admitted riding his Suzuki Hayabusa, which has a top speed of 190mph, at more than three times the speed limit on the outskirts of Dundee.
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However, CCTV evidence revealed he had been speeding for 11km before the collision, hitting a top speed of 128mph and driving at over 90mph when he hit the retired academic's vehicle, which was properly lit.
It had a top speed of 150 mph, which at the time made it the fastest production car in the world.
Several closely-packed cars were jostling for position at top speed when they got tangled up, setting off a dangerous chain reaction that ensnared a number of vehicles.
"I am taking a skid out of turn one and it is killing our speed at the top, " she explained.
The first time I ran through it at top speed, eager to be done with it and back to a game I could actually enjoy.
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They also give the boat a top speed of 25 knots, eight knots faster than the current boat at Montrose.
The vehicle has a single-speed transmission that makes it feel sprightly off the line, producing acceptable acceleration (reported at 9.5 seconds from zero to 60), good for around town, and a top speed limited to 85 miles per hour.
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Speed, who made his 500th top-flight appearance at the weekend, signed a two-year deal with Bolton when he arrived in the summer from Newcastle.
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Named Moksha (meaning liberation in Sanskrit) the custom 26ft (8m) pedal boat had a top speed of three knots, was self-righting and held supplies for months at sea.
Raymond Freymann, managing director of BMW's research and technology group, gets decidedly agitated at the mention of speed restrictions, and not just because customers are unlikely to pay top dollar for a hobbled Ultimate Driving Machine.
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It is a track with plenty of long straights and everyone will be looking to run a car with minimum drag -- much like at Monza -- in order to eek out the best top speed.
" Even the barren Moon is essential: "Without the Moon's steadying influence, the Earth would wobble like a dying top.... The Moon's steady gravitational influence keeps the Earth spinning at the right speed and angle to provide the sort of stability necessary for the long and successful development of life.
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