M5
Encyclopedia
Roads
- M5 motorwayM5 motorwayThe M5 is a motorway in England. It runs from a junction with the M6 at West Bromwich near Birmingham to Exeter in Devon. Heading south-west, the M5 runs east of West Bromwich and west of Birmingham through Sandwell Valley...
, England - M5 South Western MotorwayM5 South Western MotorwayThe M5 South Western Motorway is a privately operated tolled motorway in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 5 and the Sydney Orbital Network...
, Sydney, Australia - Metroad 5 (Brisbane)Metroad 5 (Brisbane)Metroad 5 is one of Brisbane's metroads, running from Yamanto to Kedron. It is the main western bypass of Brisbane city.-Route:* Centenary Freeway: Logan Motorway to Moggill Road...
, Brisbane, Australia, comprising the M5 Centenary Freeway and M5 Western Freeway - M5 motorway (Northern Ireland)M5 motorway (Northern Ireland)The M5 is a spur motorway of 1.4 miles length in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. It connects the M2 to the A2 Shore Road at Hazelbank in Newtownabbey...
, Northern Ireland - M5 motorway (Hungary)M5 motorway (Hungary)The 108 mile long M5 motorway connects Budapest, the capital city of Hungary with the south-eastern regions of the country, the cities of Kecskemét, Szeged, and finally Röszke on the Serbian border...
- M-5 (Michigan highway)M-5 (Michigan highway)M-5 is a highway in the metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan.-Route description:M-5's eastern terminus is at the junction of Grand River Avenue and Interstate 96 in western Detroit...
, a state highway in the Detroit area - M05 highway (Ukraine), a road connecting Kiev and Odessa
- Russian route M5, another name for the Ural Highway in Russia
- M5 (Cape Town)M5 (Cape Town)The M5 is an expressway in Cape Town, South Africa. It connects the northern suburbs to Muizenberg in the south, and crosses both the N1 and the N2...
, an expressway in Cape Town, South Africa - M5 highway (Belarus)M5 highway (Belarus)М5 highway connects Minsk with Homyel. It is a part of European Route . The highway is around 296 km long. It shares first 12 km with the motorway, branches off it near Privolnyi and runs south-east. Near Babruysk it crosses with many regional roads. Near Homyel it connects to the highway....
(European route E271European route E271European route E 271 is a Class B road part of the International E-road network. It runs only through Belarus, begins in Minsk and ends in Gomel.Route: Minsk - Asipovichy - Babruysk - Zhlobin - Gomel....
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Military
- M5, a variant of the Stuart tankStuart tankThe M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II and supplied to British and Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war—and used thereafter by U.S...
, a World War II-era American light tank - M5, a variant of the M3 Half-trackM3 Half-trackThe Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
military armored personnel carrier - M5 Bomb TrailerM5 Bomb TrailerThe M5 Bomb Trailer is a 2½ ton capacity vehicle used during World War II for transporting bombs from munitions storage areas to the aircraft for loading. Up to six M5s can be towed in a train. The trailer weighs 7,200 pounds when fully loaded....
, a U.S. vehicle for transporting bombs to airplanes - M5 BayonetM5 BayonetThe M5 Bayonet was adopted by the U.S. Military in 1953 to replace other bayonets for the M1 Garand. It uses the M8A1 scabbard.-Background:During the Korean War, the M1 bayonet and M1905 bayonet which mount to the M1 Garand, were proven difficult to remove with gloves on. As a result the U.S. M5...
- 3 inch Gun M53 inch Gun M53 inch Gun M5 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States during World War II. The gun combined a barrel of the anti-aircraft gun T9 and elements of the 105 mm howitzer M2. The M5 was issued exclusively to the US Army tank destroyer battalions starting in 1943...
, a U.S. Army anti-tank gun
Aviation and aerospace
- M-5 rocketM-5 rocketThe M-V rocket, also called M-5 or Mu-5, was a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed to launch scientific satellites. It was a member of the Mu family of rockets. The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science began developing the M-V in 1990 at a cost of 15 billion yen...
, a Japanese rocket - Macchi M.5, an Italian flying boat fighter in service from 1917 until the mid-1920s
- Miles M.5 Sparrowhawk, a 1930s British single-seat racing and touring monoplane
- Fokker M.5Fokker M.5The Fokker M.5 was an unarmed single-seat monoplane aircraft designed and built by Anthony Fokker in 1913. It served as a light reconnaissance aircraft with the German army at the outbreak of World War I and was the basis for the first successful fighter aircraft in German service, the Fokker...
, a 1913 unarmed single-seat monoplane aircraft - Grigorovich M-5Grigorovich M-5-Sources:Heinonen, Timo: Thulinista Hornetiin - Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo, 1992, ISBN 951-95688-2-4Durkota, Darcey & Kulikov: The Imperial Russian Air Service - Famous Pilots and Aircraft of World War 1, Flying Machines Press, 1995, ISBN 0-9637110-2-4...
, a Russian World War I-era biplane flying boat - Kenmore AirKenmore AirKenmore Air Harbor, Inc., doing business as Kenmore Air, is an American airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Kenmore Air Harbor in Kenmore, Washington, USA, north of Seattle...
(IATA airline designator: M5), a small airline based in the United States
Media, fiction and entertainment
- M5 IndustriesM5 IndustriesM5 Industries is a special effects company located in San Francisco, California that once produced special effects props for commercials and film, stop motion animation, and animatronic puppets, such as those seen in James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas...
, a visual effects company - Maroon 5Maroon 5Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
, an American pop rock band originating from Los Angeles - "M5", a song from the album Middle Class RevoltMiddle Class RevoltMiddle Class Revolt is an album by The Fall, released in 1994 on Permanent Records. It spent one week on the UK album chart at number 48, a marked contrast to the top 10 debut of their preceding album The Infotainment Scan. The album's full title is Middle Class Revolt A/K/A The Vapourisation Of...
by The Fall - M5 (Star Trek), a computer featured in an original Star Trek episode
Science and technology
- Messier 5Messier 5Messier 5 or M5 is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch in 1702...
(M5), a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens - M5 fiberM5 fiberM5 fiber is a high-strength synthetic fiber first developed by Dr. Doetze Sikkema and his team at the Dutch chemical firm Akzo Nobel...
, a high-strength polymer used in composites - CALM M5CALM M5CALM M5 is the ISO 21215 standard that incorporates WAVE and adds the following features:* Global 5 GHz spectrum* Regulatory domain management* Directivity and EMC control...
, a vehicular communications standard - Sord M5Sord M5The Sord M5 , was a Japanese home computer launched by Sord Computer Corporation in 1982.-Internal hardware:* CPU: Zilog Z80 , 3.58 MHz...
, a Japanese home computer marketed in the 1980s - Panasonic M5, a VHS-recording camcorder marketed in the 1980s
- Amateur RadioAmateur radioAmateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
, a UK Full class license prefix - M5, a full system computer architecture simulator for use in computer system design research
Other
- Coca-Cola M5, a line of five collectible aluminum bottles
- M5 ISO metric screw threadISO metric screw threadThe ISO metric screw threads are the world-wide most commonly used type of general-purpose screw thread. They were one of the first international standards agreed when the International Organization for Standardization was set up in 1947.-Basic profile:...
- M5, a variety of ZircaloyZircaloyZirconium alloys are solid solutions of zirconium or other metals, a common subgroup having the trade mark Zircaloy. Zirconium has very low absorption cross-section of thermal neutrons, high hardness, ductility and corrosion resistance...
, a zirconium-niobium alloy used in nuclear reactors