The pneumatic motor was first applied to the field of transportation in the mid-19th century.

Historically, many individuals have tried to apply pneumatic motors to the transportation industry.

Because pneumatic motors do not use combustion they were a much safer option in the coal industry.

It also has an unusual emergency steering pump, which is driven by a pneumatic motor.

A pneumatic motor is a machine that converts potential energy in the form of compressed air into mechanical work.

However, pneumatic motors must overcome inefficiencies before being seen as a viable option in the transportation industry.

American Charles Hodges also found success with pneumatic motors in the locomotive industry.

Pneumatic motors generally convert the compressed air energy to mechanical work through either linear or rotary motion.

Rotation was handled by pneumatic motors while elevation and depression of the gun used hydraulic rams.

Small air turbines, used as high-speed pneumatic motors in tools such as dentist's drills.

The second aggregate container, (B box) on the trailer, is powered by either an electric, pneumatic motor or hydraulic line,.

The first successful application of the pneumatic motor in transportation was the Mekarski system air engine used in locomotives.

Pneumatic motors necessary to control the reactor in flight had to operate while red-hot and in the presence of intense radiation.

A pneumatic motor using compressed air is the most common source of power for pneumatic torque wrenches.

This type of double dump valve is generally the most reliable and can be operated with an electric motor or a pneumatic motor.

A camshaft, driven by an electric motor or a pneumatic motor, was used to operate switches in sequence.

Pneumatic motors have found widespread success in the hand-held tool industry, and continual attempts are being made to expand their use to the transportation industry.

Another type of pneumatic motor, known as a rotary vane motor, uses air to produce rotational motion to a shaft.

Other forms of potential energy include compressed gases (such as pneumatic motors), springs (clockwork motors) and elastic bands.

A pneumatic motor or compressed air engine is a type of motor which does mechanical work by expanding compressed air.

This achievement was possible through the invention of a new type of pneumatic motor, the PneuStep, which allows for simple, fail-safe precision controlled motion.

Pneumatic motors have existed in many forms over the past two centuries, ranging in size from hand-held turbines to engines of up to several hundred horsepower.

A widespread application of small pneumatic motors is in hand-held tools, power ratchet wrenches, drills, sanders, grinders, cutters, and so on.

Racecars use compressed air to start their internal combustion engine (ICE), and large Diesel engines may have starting pneumatic motors.

The gear mechanism may be hand operated with a large wheel or may be operated by an electric motor or pneumatic motor.