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    of design or structures such as automobiles, aeroplanes, tall buildings and bridges. However, largely the aerodynamics principles are applied on aeroplanes and automobiles. This project involves the influence of aerodynamics principles over the rear wing of a Subaru Sports Sedan race car. Victoria University Motorsport (VUM) is designing and modifying the Subaru BRZ into a Sports Sedan race car. VUM has designed the tubular space chassis frame, suspension and aerodynamics package. Previously, the

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    Skydiving Physics

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    By doing this he is essentially changing the direction of the drag force acting on his body, much the same way airplane wings can be oriented to produce a desired motion for the plane.The force of gravity acts between all masses.Therefore the only mass you notice being attracted to the earth the feeling is kind of like sticking your head out of the window of a car that is

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    the seashore. He was naked. His attitude was one of hopeless resignation as he looked toward a distant bird winging its flight away from him."(47) "All along the white beach, up and down, there was no living thing in sight. A bird with a broken wing was beating the air above, reeling, fluttering, circling disabled down, down to the water...when she was there beside the sea, absolutely alone, she cast the unpleasant, pricking garments from her, and for the first time in her life she stood naked

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    “The human being is set apart from all other animals by an intelligent, reasoning mind. Another quality that humans seem to possess is an inherent drive to utilize that mind to achieve to recognize challenges and to attempt conquer them” (Smith, 1992, p. 1). One of my favorite person that I used to read about in high school was Benjamin Franklin; one of the founding Father of the United States of America and the master mind behind the invention of electricity. As stated in the words of Smith, the

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    I’m still stuck on that where on earth did that even come from I mean really). Girls are like butterflies so beautiful to look at but so hard to catch. No. We are like people, we want to be treated as if we have more intelligence than a stick with wings. I wonder how much trouble I’ll get in if I write that in my actual notebook. I came because I liked the professor and he liked me. Doctor Elman doesn’t have a lot of spring left in his step and asked me to help him note down some of the species. Truthfully

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    How does air resistance affect air travel: A Literature Review Creekview High School INTRODUCTION Can air resistance truly have a large effect on how any flying object travels? Of course it can. Anything from a bird flying through a storm, a Frisbee being thrown during a game of ultimate, or even a large C-130 delivering cargo to troops across countries. Also known as drag, air resistance is the most difficult counterforce to mitigate during air travel. The resistance can be decreased

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    during flight. Also, the presence and scheme of their feathers, which are contour, allow for the body to be covered tightly. This makes it streamline and somewhat reduces the effect experienced by drag. Primary feathers are on the wings help in flight and also provide wing shape, while Down feathers are soft and act as insulation. Tail feathers stretch sideways so that tail can be used by the bird to turn and

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    Kling, Ashton Dec. 01, 2016 Science Fair Essay Have you ever wondered how parachutes make you fall slower to the ground. People wonder because gravity pulls you down but how does a parachute slow you down. The whole point of this project is to find out what size parachute would work better for falling to the ground and the weight of the person the parachute is holding. Where do parachutes originate from? Parachutes were found by Leonardo Da Vinci. He found that dropping to items at the same height

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    Contour Featherss

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    Down feathers are smaller than contour feathers and lack barbules and the accompanying hooklets. They are soft and fluffy, located beneath the contour feathers. They provide most of a chicken's insulation. In that respect are various subcategories of down, including natal down, present only at hatching, and powder down, which is a specialized feather type that throws off a fine, white keratin powder. The waxy powder is composed of granules so small that it is unreadable and therefore makes a waterproof

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    Rhombodera Basalis

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    This species is more specifically the Large brown mantis and is exactly that. Large brown and stick shaped. however unlike sticks. the males can fly and have wings that are not noticeable when collapsed. The females also have wings but are only the size of half the abdomen and are incapable of flight. The stick mantis is very common and has a unique mating technique; the males injects a single sperm at a time and this action can take up to 30

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