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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.
How planes fly - The Coanda effect
An experiment to show the Coanda effect along with a short explanation of why and how aeroplanes fly.
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
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 ...
How Helicopters Work
A brief description of how Helicopters fly and hover from HowStuffWorks.com.
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.
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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