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• Gruppo di Investigazione Criminalità Organizzata
  ...ialized department of the Italian [[Guardia di Finanza]], a Special Police force that fights against international illegal drugs trafficking, customs and bo
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• Electromagnetic brake
  ...erate a magnetic field in opposition to the original field thus creating a force which acts to decelerate the rotating disc.
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• Solenoid
  ...nge in position of the slug, and the current flowing through the coil. The force applied to the slug will always move the slug in a direction that increases ...ressure supplies. The larger the diameter of the housing, the greater the force applied to the actuator for a given supply pressure.
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• Benoit Musy
  ...t an [[agriculture]] engineering degree in [[Bern]], and served in the air force during [[World War II]], during which he in 1944 became famous for rescuing
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• Foglietti
  ...g triangles, telescopic shocks-absorber and coaxial cylindrical motivating force. Motor Fiat 1,100/103, posterior. Bore 68mm, run 75mm. Piston displacement ...g triangles, telescopic shocks-absorber and coaxial cylindrical motivating force. Motor Ford 105 and, posterior. Bore 85mm, run 48,4mm. Piston displacement
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• Taraschi
  ...nal struts, telescopic shocks-absorber and coaxial cylindrical motivatings force. Motor front Fiat 1,100/103. Bore 68mm, run 75mm. Piston displacement 1,098
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...(force)|lift]], decrease [[drag (force)|drag]], or increase the amount of force pushing the vehicle's tires to the road surface (also called ''[[downforce] The result of these two effects is the same: increasing the force between the tire and the road surface, thereby increasing traction. This i
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• Moment of inertia
  ...[[torque]], [[angular velocity]] and [[angular acceleration]] replacing [[force]], [[velocity]] and [[acceleration]], respectively). A common equation which describes the relationship between the linear force applied to an object, the object's mass, and the object's linear accelerati
  7 KB (1,160 words) - 18:39, 13 June 2009
• Alloy
  ...compressive force on neighboring atoms, and smaller atoms exert a tensile force on their neighbors, helping the alloy resist deformation. Alloys may exhib
  4 KB (567 words) - 22:49, 13 September 2009
• Machine
  ...rce applied. This does not entirely describe the machine's performance, as force is required to overcome [[friction]] as well. The [[mechanical efficiency]]
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• Kenny Brack
  | [[Panoz|G-Force]] | [[Panoz|G-Force]]
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• Torque
  [[Image:Torque_animation.gif|frame|right|Relationship between force, torque, and [[angular momentum|momentum]] vectors in a rotating system]] ...torque as one newton applied six metres from the fulcrum. This assumes the force is in a direction at [[right angle]]s to the straight lever.
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• Axle
  ...chanical system (typically a [[electric motor|motor]]) exerts a rotational force on the axle, which is transferred to the wheel(s) to accelerate the vehicle *[[Brake|Braking]]<br>Conversely a vehicle may be slowed by applying force to brake the rotation of the axle. Consumer vehicles' brakes are part of t
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• Downforce
  ...[[Lift (force)|lift]] under its [[wing|wings]] is used in reverse to apply force that presses the race car against the surface of the track. This effect is *[[Lift (force)]]
  5 KB (904 words) - 11:41, 1 August 2009
• Trail braking
  For a discussion of how this applies more force to the front tire and how much, see [[Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics#Braki
  1 KB (209 words) - 19:40, 6 July 2009
• Spring (device)
  *Spring [[Washer (mechanical)|washer]] - used to apply a constant tensile force along the axis of a [[fastener]]. ...th) is linearly proportional to its [[Tension (mechanics)|tension]], the [[force]] used to stretch it. Similarly, the contraction (negative extension) is p
  5 KB (792 words) - 22:45, 23 September 2009
• Hydraulic brake
  When the brake pedal is depressed, [[leverage]] multiplies the force applied from the pedal to a [[piston]] in the master cylinder. As force is applied to lines to the slave cylinders.
  7 KB (1,200 words) - 09:40, 8 October 2009
• Saxomat
  ...gaged above certain engine [[Revolutions per minute|RPM]] by [[centrifugal force]], acting on spinning weights inside the clutch, similar to a [[centrifugal
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• Camshaft
  ...''lobes'' or ''[[cam]]s'' protruding from it, one for each valve. The cams force the valves open by pressing on the valve, or on some intermediate mechanism In addition to mechanical friction, considerable force is required to overcome the valve springs used to close the engine's valves
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• Newton's Second Law
  Newton's second law is a mathematical [[definition]] of [[force]], first proposed by Newton himself (thus the name). ...l remain at rest or traveling in uniform motion unless acted upon by a net force."''
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