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How can a helicopter fly up the sky? Why does it need an upright tail motor?
A simple non-mathematical description of how a helicopter flies and why a tail rotor is required. Not well translated from Chinese.
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How planes fly - The Coanda effect
An experiment to show the Coanda effect along with a short explanation of why and how aeroplanes fly.
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Dragon Fly Space
Multimedia magazine containing space topics such as Life on Mars, the Solar System, Earth moon, Sun system and links to other space websites
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The Frog That Learned to Fly (Molecular Magnetism and Levitation)
A little frog (alive !) and a water ball levitate inside a Ã32mm vertical bore of a Bitter solenoid in a magnetic field of about 16 Tesla at the Nijmegen High Field Magnet Laboratory. This is a ...
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How Helicopters Work
A brief description of how Helicopters fly and hover from HowStuffWorks.com.
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How Hot Air Balloons Work
A brief description of how Hot Air Balloons fly from HowStuffWorks.com. This site includes fascinating pictures of balloons at different stages of their flight.
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Newton's third law
How do forces help a bird fly or a fish swim? A comprehensive explanation of Newton's third law of motion, with a quiz to test your knowledge at the end.
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