aerodynamic forces

  • 101gyroplane — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1907 an airplane balanced and supported by the aerodynamic forces acting on rapidly rotating horizontal or slightly inclined airfoils …

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  • 102helicopter — I. noun Etymology: French hélicoptère, from Greek heliko + pteron wing more at feather Date: 1887 an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes II.… …

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  • 103Javelin throw — Bregje Crolla during Europacup 2007 …

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  • 104Drosophila melanogaster — Male Drosophila melanogaster Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 105CarterCopter — infobox Aircraft name=CarterCopter caption= type=experimental compound autogyro manufacturer=Carter Aviation Technologies first flight=24 September 1998 [Aerofiles.com. CarterCopter . [http://aerofiles.com/ ca.html American airplanes] .… …

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  • 106STS-58 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 58 insignia = Sts 58 patch.png shuttle = Columbia launch pad = 39 B launch = October 18, 1993, 10:53 a.m. EDT landing = November 1, 1993, 10:05.42 am EST, Runway 22, Edwards AFB, Calif. duration = 14 days …

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  • 107Curtis Brown — redirects here. For other uses, see Curtis Brown (disambiguation). Curtis Lee Curt Brown, Jr. NASA Astronaut Nationality American …

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  • 108Zeppelin NT — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=NT caption= type=Utility airship national origin=Germany manufacturer=Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik designer= first flight=September avyear|1997 introduced= retired= status= primary user= more users= produced= number… …

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  • 109Retrorocket — A retrorocket (short for retrograde rocket ) is a rocket engine used to provide thrust opposing the motion of a spacecraft, thereby causing it to decelerate.HistoryOne of the first uses of retrorocket technology was in the Hajile project… …

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  • 110United Airlines Flight 811 — Illustration of Flight 811 just after decompression Accident summary Date February 24, 1989 …

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