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  • 71Waltz (International Standard) — Waltz is one of the five dances of the Standard category of the International Style ballroom dances. It was previously referred to as Slow Waltz.See Waltz (American Style) for its counterpart in American Smooth category of ballroom dances.It is a …

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  • 72двухлопастное буровое долото — — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN fishtail drilling bittwo blade drag drilling bittwo wing drag drilling bit …

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  • 73winglet — /wing lit/, n. 1. a little wing. 2. Zool. alula. 3. Aeron. a. a small wing used mainly to carry external loads or to connect struts or gears to the fuselage. b. a short, near vertical projection on a wing tip that reduces drag and improves fuel… …

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  • 74dragonfly — /drag euhn fluy /, n., pl. dragonflies. 1. any of numerous stout bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by… …

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  • 75simple flaps — Wing flaps hinged to the trailing edge of the wings, without an intervening slot. The downward movement increases the camber and, in turn, both the lift and the drag …

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  • 76airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …

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  • 77Lift (force) — For other uses, see Lift. Boeing 747 8F landing A fluid flowing past the surface of a body exerts a surface force on it. Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the …

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  • 78Ground effect in aircraft — Aircraft may be affected by a number of ground effects, aerodynamic effects due to a flying body s proximity to the ground.One of the most important of these effects is the Wing In Ground effect, which refers to the reduction in drag experienced… …

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  • 80Wingtip device — Infobox Aviation name = Wingtip devices caption = The winglet and red navigation light on the port (left) wing of a South African Airways Boeing 747 400Wingtip devices are usually intended to improve the efficiency of fixed wing aircraft.… …

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