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  • Thumbnail for Handbrake turn
    negotiate tight 180-degree bends that would otherwise require a three-point turn. Handbrake turns are commonly used in rallying to negotiate tight, low-speed...
    6 KB (787 words) - 14:44, 19 July 2023
  • pilots pulling high positive g-forces as when pulling up into a loop or a tight turn, which forces blood to the lower extremities of the body and lowers blood...
    4 KB (531 words) - 23:52, 24 June 2024
  • β turns (also β-bends, tight turns, reverse turns, Venkatachalam turns) are the most common form of turns—a type of non-regular secondary structure in...
    9 KB (1,100 words) - 03:01, 2 March 2024
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    "Why Zero Turn Mowers? - Easy to Drive". zeroturn.com. Retrieved 30 March 2011. Maxwell, Steve Care must be exercised when turning as a tight turn on one...
    8 KB (1,064 words) - 17:02, 26 August 2024
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    Eyewitnesses said that the plane appeared to have stalled while making a tight turn on the threshold of runway 27 and ploughed into the ground in a ball of...
    4 KB (313 words) - 20:36, 13 August 2024
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    (καμπτήρ) at each end of the track to assist the sprinters in negotiating the tight turn—a task complicated by the shield carried in the runner's off hand. At...
    4 KB (453 words) - 13:00, 8 June 2024
  • banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle banks or inclines, usually towards the inside of the turn. For a road...
    15 KB (2,255 words) - 00:38, 5 August 2024
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    another interview, he also emphasized the 52-metre (171 ft) hill and tight-turn elements that help recreate the feeling of being inside a high-performance...
    16 KB (1,201 words) - 18:23, 1 July 2024
  • straight and tight turn combined the thrills of speed on the straights with those of danger as collisions and falls were likely on the turns. The distinction...
    2 KB (227 words) - 22:31, 26 August 2024
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    the airport before making a tight turn. Bell attempted to turn toward Sharjah International Airport, but mistakenly turned in the wrong direction (195°...
    24 KB (1,994 words) - 17:22, 19 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Aircraft of the Battle of Britain
    Spitfire with a tight turn in aerial combat manoeuvres, from the slats intermittently opening in tight turns (on the wing to the "inside" of a turn) during dogfights...
    58 KB (8,164 words) - 22:04, 7 February 2024
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    of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling...
    54 KB (5,387 words) - 14:53, 7 September 2024
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    tighter the turn radius attempted, the more drag induced; this requires that power (thrust) be added to overcome the drag. The maximum rate of turn possible...
    22 KB (2,212 words) - 18:28, 28 July 2024
  • is harder than he expected and things turn to a twisted event when her boyfriend Marcos visits her. Sleep Tight was considered one of the most anticipated...
    18 KB (1,898 words) - 03:24, 27 July 2024
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    heavy and high water pressure causes it to be stiff and unable to make a tight turn while pressurized. When a fire hydrant is unobstructed, this is not a...
    30 KB (4,085 words) - 15:38, 19 July 2024
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    still able to perform the turn. Poor riding will hinder rather than help the horse, and in extreme situations such as a tight turn at speed, the horse may...
    32 KB (3,873 words) - 05:00, 17 June 2024
  • the norm, and fixed-wing pilots tend to avoid it, as it requires a very tight turn-around in order to avoid continuing flight into the LaGuardia airspace...
    3 KB (360 words) - 10:13, 20 November 2023
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    The maximum speed at which a train can proceed around a turn is limited by the radius of turn, the position of the centre of mass of the units, the wheel...
    26 KB (3,506 words) - 15:26, 4 September 2024
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    toward the carrier at low altitude. He then brought his Devastator into a tight turn as he approached the carrier's island, and flew aft along the flight deck's...
    13 KB (1,161 words) - 23:38, 31 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Tight gas
    and directional drilling is used to extract tight gas deposits as they run along the formation which in turn allows more natural gas to enter the well that...
    4 KB (523 words) - 00:12, 28 April 2024
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