Action! Rescue

Action! Rescue book cover — ACTION Rescue The most exciting ways to move rescue vehicles around our planet and the science that lets us Gerry Bailey Felicia Law Illustrations by Iralu

Action! Rescue — page 1 — 2 Mountain rescue Police car Rescue helicopter Rescue hovercraft Parachute Stretcher Stairlift Flying doctor Ambulance Wrecker Lifeboat Fire engine Tiller truck Snowplow Submersible Heavy rescue vehicle 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 Contents EQUILIBRIUM lever CARBON3DIOXIDE hydraulics3 INCLINED3PLANE wedge ballast3tanks simple3machines 43wheel3drive3 STEERING3 PROPELLERS air3pressure gravity wheel3and3axle RACK3AND3PINION wing3shape ACTION

Action! Rescue — page 2 — 36 38 Flatbed truck Mobility wheelchair MOMENTUM BATTERY 40 Rescue toboggan TRACTION 42 Robot ROBOTICS 44 Glossary 46 Index 48 Credits Lots of different kinds of machines are used to help people who get into difﬁculty Some such as ambulances snowplows lifeboats or ﬁre engines are kept in a state of alert ready to answer an emergency call at a minute’s notice Others such as river hovercraft are on constant patrol And then there are some machines that offer continual support to those who need help such as mobility wheelchairs and stairlifts Rescue machines do all kinds of work that relies on engineering science and mathematics experts to invent them set them up and introduce new and improved versions And they need well-trained staff who will brave dangers to save people and their possessions from danger Let’s look at some of the rescue machines that help keep the planet safe 3

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