Topic: Lights in airport landmarks When airplane lands, a series of lights will be switched on and a person holding a light stick will position himself to guide the pilot about its landmark. Without those lights, what do you think will happen? Will those mere lights be able to save lives?

Topic: Lights in airport landmarks When airplane lands, a series of lights will be switched on and a person holding a light stick will position himself to guide the pilot about its landmark. Without those lights, what do you think will happen? Will those mere lights be able to save lives?

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Chapter4: Dynamics: Force And Newton's Laws Of Motion

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