He came upon a set of cockpit indicators from a Cold War-era RAF airplane — sorry, “aeroplane” — that used a magnetically driven rack and pinion to swivel a set of prism-shaped pieces to ...

The pinion is a small gear at the end of the vehicle’s steering column that engages the rack. Though steering racks are hearty, they sometimes require replacement. Signs of a failing rack ...

Most car-based vehicles use rack-and-pinion steering in which the steering wheel turns a pinion gear that moves on a rack to turn the front wheels. Others use recirculating ball systems in which ...

The Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGBahn) and Stadler have unveiled what they claim to be the world's “fastest” rack-and-pinion railway. The new "v+" rack-and-pinion braking system, presented ...

Credit: Stadler. The Matterhorn Gotthard Railway (MGBahn) and Stadler have unveiled what they claim to be the world’s “fastest” rack-and-pinion railway. The new “v+” rack-and-pinion braking system, ...