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  • ...named because, when opened, the doors evoke the image of a [[seagull]]'s [[wing]]s. The most well-known examples of road-cars with gull-wing doors are the [[Mercedes-Benz 300SL]] from the 1950s, the [[Bricklin SV-1]]
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  • ...ministrative use. The east wing was meant for receptions, whereas the west wing featured an open-walled hall (''ambulatio'') which offered a scenic view to
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  • ...plane to rise off the ground by creating [[Lift (force)|lift]] under its [[wing|wings]] is used in reverse to apply force that presses the race car against ...ody tunnels). The underside of the body is similar in shape to an inverted wing and creates an area of low pressure between the car and the track, pressing
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  • * [[Piaggio P.2]] (single-engine low-wing monoplane single-seat [[fighter aircraft|fighter]]) * [[Piaggio P.7]] (high-wing monoplane for the 1929 [[Schneider Trophy]]; unflown)
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  • ...rew captained the plane from a [[cockpit]] in the thicker section of the [[wing]] between the two hulls. As well, the S.55 had two inline counter-rotating * '''Wing area:''' 93.0 m² (1,001 ft²)
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  • ...box wing spar carries completely through the fuselage forming a one-piece wing. The wood framed, fabric covered ailerons are push rod operated with one se ...e angles. Constructed using the same “sandwich” method as the fuselage and wing, Bugatti’s design for the V-tail control system was awarded a French pate
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  • |Wing Area||60.9 m²||656 ft² |Wing loading||165 kg/m²||33.8 lb/ft²
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  • ...named because, when opened, the doors evoke the image of a [[seagull]]'s [[wing]]s. The most well-known examples of road-cars with gull-wing doors are the [[Mercedes-Benz 300SL]] from the 1950s, the [[Bricklin SV-1]]
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  • ...]] introduced water cooled flat-4 on the [[Honda Gold Wing|Honda 1000 Gold Wing]].
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  • *[[Gull-wing door]]
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  • |Wing area||93 m²||1001 ft² |Wing loading||lb/ft²||kg/m²
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  • *[[Gull-wing door]]
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  • ...the [[horizontal stabilizer]] creates a downward force, requiring the main wing to produce more lift to balance this force, and thus increasing [[induced d ...an the cockpit, and the entire cabin sits ahead of the main wing spar. The wing and canard airfoils are custom sections designed by Dr. Jerry Gregorek of O
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  • ..."knockoff" (central wing nut) hubs, that could be unscrewed by striking a wing of the nut with a mallet [http://www.welshent.com/category.aspx?SID=1&Categ
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  • ...as the Super City, but without stiffening truss, the wheels are a ray, the wing is always of the type below, the lighthouse is also double-round, just like
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  • ...ion]] and [[interference drag]]. Lift-induced drag is only relevant when [[wing]]s or a [[lifting body]] are present, and is therefore usually discussed on
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  • ...span 12.00m (39ft 5in), length 9.35m (30ft 8in), height 3.40m (11ft 2in). Wing area 18.6m2 (200.0sq ft). P.68TC - Same except for length 9.55m (31ft 4in). ...but without the added weight and complexity of retractable gear. The high wing design also incorporated a large degree of glass fibre reinforced plastic c
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  • ...at engine concept had the advantage of a low [[center of gravity]]. When [[wing-cars]] requiring air-flow venturies came along in the late 1970s, the wide
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  • ...sorb the impact of the flip. In some cases, teams are able to replace the wing during the ensuing red flag and be able to race once the race resumed. ...ille, IA features exhibits to highlight the history of both winged and non-wing sprint cars.
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  • ...6|April 2006 elections]], Emilia-Romagna gave 60% of its votes to the left-wing [[Olive Tree]] coalition of [[Romano Prodi]]. ...a co-op. Bologna alone hosts 8,000, including the one-million member left-wing Legacoop and the 250,000-strong Catholic Confcooperative. The nature of the
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  • ==Honda Gold Wing and Valkyrie motorcycles== ...lasted for 13 years before being replaced by the even-larger [[Honda Gold Wing#GL1800|GL1800]] in 2001.
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  • The car has a split rear wing with a nolder. This set up is the fruit of extensive aerodynamic research i
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  • .../airbrakes deployed (the cream-coloured panels on the trailing edge of the wing) after landing at Bristol International Airport, England.]]
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  • ...antled. One development is also in the size and position of rear monoplane wing that compared the presentation is moved upward and increased in width. ...berglass, complete the body that leaves the central rear of the first real wing adjustable incidence adopted by Bandini.
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  • Although the most recognizable spoiler is the '''wing spoiler''', there are actually many different types of spoilers. * A '''wing spoiler''' is an [[airfoil]] suspended above the body of the vehicle.
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  • ...designed the car, which is easily recognised by its [[Gull-wing doors|gull wing]] doors over the engine and luggage compartment. [[Disc brakes]] were fitte
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  • ...less evidently, Bertone added some elements from his experience working on wing profiles in the aeronautical industry. The result was the exaggerated shape ...er line. The tail fins, which in the other two models, 5 and 7, had a real wing-like look, were sized down into two small metal plates, much like the tail
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  • ..., made one's will and valves of the [[Aermacchi Wing d' gold|Aermacchi 250 Wing d'oro]], dotandole of new base and [[change (meccanica)|cambio]] to you be
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  • ...ng the impact on the driver. In some cases, teams are able to replace the wing during the ensuing red flag and be able to race once the race resumed. ...a]], USA features exhibits to highlight the history of both winged and non-wing sprint cars.
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  • * '''Wing area:''' 135.0 m² (1,453 ft²) * '''Wing loading:''' kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
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  • ...t of the Austrian nationalist leader, [[Jörg Haider]], whose extreme right-wing opinions and political agenda concerned Europe in the same years of Bossi's ...ID=36282&DOSSIER_ID=109 Padanian poker's last hand], biography by the left-wing [[newspaper]] [[L'Unità]].
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  • ...ided a view of the V12 engine along with a speed-sensitive electronic rear wing that could be raised at the flick of a switch. Five pre-production prototyp
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  • ...iting lobby. The explosion killed 85 people and injured more than 200. The wing of the station in which the bomb detonated has been reconstructed but, as a
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  • ...x]] [[Gerhard Berger]] crashed his [[Ferrari]] at Tamburello after a front wing failure. The car caught fire after the heavy impact, which in fact split th ...r]] crashed head-on into a wall at the [[Villeneuve corner]] after a front wing failure, and was killed instantly. The nightmare continued the next day, w
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  • The museum first opened in February 1990, with a new wing being added in October 2004. Ferrari itself has run the museum since 1995.
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  • ...ion NAP (Proletarian Armed Service). Later they operated against the right wing group "New Order", which resulted in the arrests of well-known terrorists G
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  • ...[[Gilles Villeneuve|Villeneuve]] corner at over 300 [[km/h]] after a front wing failure.
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  • ...fied by [[Simon Hadfield]] into a [[ground effect in cars|ground effect]] 'wing' car.
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  • ...a Blu" and "Ala d'Oro" (respectively "green wing", "blue wing" and "golden wing"). In the beginning, these vehicles were equipped with 2-cylinder engines h
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  • ...an Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]], the Red Bull RB3s did not sport such a wing design until around the [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]]. ...f the Bridgestone Potenza tyres, but also clean up the area from the front wing to under the drivers seat, this will improve the efficiency of the rear dif
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  • ...ustable with the vehicle static, the large central one was equipped with a wing adjustable when driving, whilst the rear one was fixed and included aerodyn
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  • ...the centre of the car, it also helps to manage airflow passing to the rear wing, hence increasing its efficiency. ...onaco, with completely different main profile and flaps to the car's front wing. The main profile now has a double curve as it extends away from the nose,
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  • Some [[Fixed-wing aircraft|aeroplane]]s are fitted with wheel brakes on the [[undercarriage]]
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  • ...air-intake on the front and venting, are less pronounced, however the rear wing, monoplane to impact adjustable, is larger and the fairing also closes the
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  • ...e. This resulted in a distinctive 'droopsnoot' nose and spoon shaped front wing. That season also saw the re-introduction of traction and launch control sy
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  • ...le rear end. [[Wind tunnel]] research has led to a new system for the rear wing, with a notable improvement in vertical downforce. The performance of the 9
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  • ...many]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]] etc.) where right-wing and left-wing parties alternated in government. ...and [[murder]] of Moro in 1978 by the [[Red Brigades]], an extremist left-wing [[terrorism|terrorist]] organisation. Extreme-left apologists have created
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  • | rowspan="1" | [[Airfoil|Aerofoil]] || [[Sail]], [[Wing]], [[Rudder]], [[Flap]], [[Propeller]]
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  • ...s with the car for it to work properly. His 1966 cars used a dramatic high wing for their downforce. His [[Chaparral 2J]] "sucker car" of 1970 was revoluti ...ground effect to be generated, and the idea of sealing the space under the wing section to the ground had not yet been developed.
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  • ...w style. The design had some common points with the profile of an aircraft wing (aircraft beeing another great passion of [[Aldo Brovarone]]). The board co
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  • ...raft carrier|carrier]]-based [[S-3 Viking]] became the [[US Navy]]'s fixed-wing anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
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  • ...ing in [[1923]], the company first designed, produced and maintained fixed wing aircraft at its plant in Cascina Costa.
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  • ...e front wing. After the first three races, it was replaced by a twin plane wing, in order to generate more airflow to the underside and diffuser.
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  • ...essure between the upper and lower surface of the wing. At the end of the wing, the higher pressure on the lower surface effectively tries to 'reach over' ...uating the [[lift (force)|lift]] and [[drag (physics)|drag]] on an [[fixed-wing aircraft|airplane]], the [[shock wave]]s that form in front of the nose of
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  • :::[[16° Stormo]] - 16<sup>th</sup> Wing :::[[17° Stormo]] - 17<sup>th</sup> Wing - Padova
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  • ...ca]], [[St Mark's Clocktower]], the [[Procuratie Vecchie]], the Napoleonic Wing of the Procuraties, the [[Procuratie Nuove]], [[St Mark's Campanile]] and L
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  • ...ticized by the opposition, as a product of the [[right-wing politics|right-wing]], [[neoliberalism|neoliberal]] Menem administration.
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  • ...xhausts were smaller and mounted closer to the car's centre line, the rear wing was enlarged and the rear suspension redesigned to be kinder to its tyres,
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  • ...ili. The 2006 GP2 car features a biplane rear wing, with the triplane rear wing used in 2005 only to be used at the Monaco race. The front upper and lower
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  • ...development work done to it, with several different noses tried, many rear wing profiles some especially tailored for specific circuits designed and numero ...gh as the pioneering [[Lotus 79]] [[ground effect in cars|ground effect]] "wing car" took on and beat all comers with ease that season, and Ferrari were le
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  • ...competition] included a Delta-shaped carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic wing, but difficulties in fabrication of this part contributed to [[Lockheed Mar ...deflect downward at high speed, thus changing the angle of attack of the wing in order to reduce drag. [[Downforce]] was also affected, but compensated
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  • ...and 1973 [[Monte Carlo Rallies]]. It has full-alloy bodywork with riveted wing flares and a roll cage. After its [[Monte Carlo]] adventures, it was shippe
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  • ...engine. The development package was completed by the arrival of a new rear wing design for the [[1986 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]], where the "[[Rory Byrne|Rory]] worked with the front wing endplates so we had a kind of [[Ground effect in cars|ground effect]] at so
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  • ...ing a four car accident. The accident caused damage to the nose and front wing of her car. Her pit crew promptly made repairs, and due to the subsequent y
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  • ...Prix before his testing accident at Paul Ricard Circuit in which his rear wing failed and he crashed fatally
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  • :: Lotus introduce a Wing-car. :: Wing-cars banned.
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  • ...ossibly [[Tuscany]], these regions have a long history of support for left-wing parties, and the League has but a negligible presence there. In fact, the N
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  • ...e of attack (4) and installation of another element (5) are visible on the wing's endplate.]] ...s over each of the rear wheels. Dubbed the "Centreline Downwash Generating Wing", the smaller wings reduce the turbulent airflow inherent in traditional F1
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  • ...en MP4-25|MP4-25]], the F-duct is an aerodynamic aid which causes the rear wing to enter a [[stall (flight)|stalled]] state at high speed, reducing [[aerod ...duced an improved double diffuser layout and Red Bull Racing inspired rear wing on Felipe Massa's car.
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  • ...r married actor [[Cary Grant]] who took the already troubled boy under his wing. Reventlow's mother and Grant divorced on July 11, 1945 and two days later
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  • ...t, trapezoidal panels. There were curves, notably the smoothly coke-bottle wing line, but the overall appearance was sharp. ...ility at the cost of at least 10 mph of top speed. Most owners ordered the wing. Dynamically, the LP400S was a better car, the wider tires making it more s
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  • ...ifications as the original; Ferrari simply added racing seats, a downforce wing, and a roll cage. 109 were produced. Each F355 Challenge has an emblem on
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  • ...The 2006 GP2 car features a biplane [[rear wing]], with the triplane rear wing used in 2005 only to be used at the [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]] race. The * Durango cars were excluded from second Silverstone race for illegal rear wing which caused di Grassi's accident in first race.
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  • ...t, trapezoidal panels. There were curves, notably the smoothly coke-bottle wing line, but the overall appearance was sharp. ...ility at the cost of at least 10 mph of top speed. Most owners ordered the wing. Dynamically, the LP400S was a better car, the wider tires making it more s
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  • ...into implausibility, as decorative lighting was added to the front and the wing-shaped fins reached further into the air. ''[[Batman Forever]]'' was origin
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  • ...ding to a new rear wing concept that would replace the current single rear wing with two box-like wings, one behind each rear wheel. These changes are due * The front wing will be raised by 50 [[millimetre]]s to reduce [[downforce]].
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  • ...is an entirely new design made from carbontitanium. However, with the gull wing doors cutting deep into the roof, much research was focused on achieving th ...he Huayra is that of a wing. The vehicle can modify the properties of this wing by varying the front ride height, which can be adjusted dynamically, and by
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  • ...his visibility problem is compounded by typical concept-car omissions like wing mirrors.
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  • ...to one driven by Giacomelli in the [[1979 Italian Grand Prix]]. It was a ''wing car'' design with a [[V-12]] engine that generated more than 520hp. Alfa Ro
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  • [[Image:Honda-flat4.jpg|thumb|[[Honda Gold Wing]] [[Flat-4]] motorcycle engine]]
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  • ...wrong and [[understeer]]ed into the tyre wall, removing the Honda’s front wing and left front wheel. ...scathed, only [[Tiago Monteiro]] had picked up a problem, losing his front wing after a minor collision by his teammate, [[Christijan Albers]]. By the end
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  • ...velop the car. During tests at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, the rear wing of the BT55 came off at high speed, making the car lose downforce on the re
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  • ...der head. [[Power steering]], [[power windows]], central locking, electric wing mirrors and a 25% [[limited slip differential]] were standard, making the A
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  • .... Senna rejoined after being push-started, and pitted to replace his front wing, rejoining behind Nannini. He overtook him to win the race, but was disqual
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  • ...the ground effects, Poselthwaite designed an oversized but effective rear wing which clawed back around 50% of the lost downforce, whilst the engineers bo
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  • ...o create a fairing which seems to have the function of a [[Aileron (car) | wing]].
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  • ...dale.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The 360 Challenge Stradale has [[carbon fibre]] wing mirrors that are smaller than those of the standard car]]
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  • ...th an optional smaller [[spoiler]], or 337 km/h with the standard Aeropack wing. ...4 (R&T)||official:Road and Track Mag 342 km/h,<br />337 km/h with Aeropack Wing
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  • ...olded into the front bumper panel, flexible front skirt, and rear deck lid wing that featured both a full [[aerofoil]] wind section twinned with a deflecti
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  • ...ause it is [[Conservatism|conservative]], [[Centrism|centrist]] and [[left-wing politics|leftish]] in relation to different issues. It has been said that t ...t, [[Roberto Castelli]] represent the [[social liberalism|social-liberal]] wing within party ranks.
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  • ...s Williams at the chicane and had to limp back to the pits for a new front wing. At the front Senna rocketed away and his joy was compounded on lap 30 whe
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  • Until the advent of wing cars, a wide 120° bank angle was appealing for racing engine designers as
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  • ...Prix, [[Rolf Stommelen]]'s Joest-constructed [[Porsche 935]] lost its rear wing at the Dogleg and hit two freeway-type barriers sending it into a horrific
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  • ...hrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]] he retired after running over David Coulthard's wing. He scored his first and only points at the [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix|Spani
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  • ...culminating with the introduction of the 2E in 1966, the first of the high wing race cars. The 2E was a defining design, and the 2G was a development of th
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  • ...This kind of electronic control is less common in piston-engined [[fixed-wing aircraft|aeroplane]]s than in automobiles, because of the large costs of ce
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  • ...beginning of this violent period. The police arrested 4 000 people in left-wing circles, among whom [[Giuseppe Pinelli]], an anarchist who was initially bl ...ic)|technocratic]] cabinet led by [[Lamberto Dini]], supported by the left-wing parties and the Northern League, lasted until Romano Prodi's new center-lef
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  • ...kaging of the spare wheel (under the floor) and the fuel tank (in the rear wing on the right).
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  • ...is view ahead. There was a risk of being black flagged, but eventually the wing became detached and Villeneuve drove on to finish third with the nose secti
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  • ...oors. At the rear, a [[pontoon]]-style design was adapted, with the large wing bridging the gap and the rear [[diffuser (automotive)|diffusers]] exiting f
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