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Aerodynamics and Paper Planes

This site discusses general aerodynamics and then talks about optimising paper plane designs.

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http://www.geocities.com/quatranoctal/aero.html

Thick lenses can be handled with thin lens type equations if the distances are measured from hypothetical principal planes. The power of a lens with respect to the second principal plane is given by ...

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/geoopt/gullstrand.html#c1

How Hypersonic Planes Work

A brief description of how Hypersonic Planes like the X-43A reach 10 times the speed of sound (mach 10). rom HowStuffWorks.com.

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http://www.howstuffworks.com/hypersonic-plane.htm

Inclined Plane

The site gives an interactive demo of traction of an inclined plane in which a mass is rested on the plane and another mass is attached to a rope that runs over the pulley.

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http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp//kap4/cd095a.htm

Ecliptic Plane

The apparent path of the Sun's motion on the celestial sphere as seen from Earth is called the ecliptic. The ecliptic plane is tilted 13.5� with respect to the plane of the celestial equator since ...

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/eclip.html#c1

How a plane is controlled

A series of simple experiments showing how a plane works. Students are instructed to alter parts of a paper airplane and observe the effects.

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http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/fltmidcont.htm

Inclined Plane

Java Applet showing constant velocity motion of an object up an inclined plane - showing magnitudes and angles of forces to demonstrate vector nature of forces

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