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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)]]
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• Trail braking
  For a discussion of how this applies more force to the front tire and how much, see [[Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics#Braki
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• 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.
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• 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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• Fides
  ...high hopes Fides never succeeded in the market. In 1911 Fides modest sales force a turnover and [[Lancia]] ended up buying the firm.
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• Brake-by-wire
  ...signals that are of particular safety importance such as displacement and force measurements of the brake pedal copied by multiple processors in the [[peda === Measurement and/or estimation of clamp force in the electromechanical calipers ===
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• Inertia
  ...ervation of angular momentum of a rotating object and describes how much [[force]] or [[torque]] is needed to accelerate the object at a given rate. The 'mo ...in its state of uniform motion unless acted on by an external unbalanced [[force]]'' is called Newton's ''[[Newton's laws of motion|first law]] of [[motion]
  10 KB (1,506 words) - 13:22, 8 October 2009
• Unsprung weight
  ...on the unsprung weight. In time, the unsprung weight then responds to this force with movement of its own. The amount of movement is inversely proportional
  4 KB (675 words) - 21:35, 31 July 2009
• Power (physics)
  ...tärke]] (PS), [[horsepower#CV and cv|cheval vapeur]] (CV) and [[foot-pound force|foot-pounds]] per minute. One unit of horsepower is equivalent to 33,000 fo :'''F''' is [[force]]
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• Pennacchio
  ...ransmitted via a [[transmission]] chain and by the means of [[gears]], the force then led from there to a drive wheel. This model, however, did not prevail
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• Pneumatics
  ...bsorbs excessive force, whereas the fluid of hydraulics directly transfers force.
  5 KB (690 words) - 17:06, 11 June 2009
• Polizia di Stato
  ...the ''[[Carabinieri]]'', which is a [[military police]] ([[gendarmerie]]) force and the ''[[Guardia di Finanza]]'', the Italian customs and border protecti ...chief is referred to as the ''Capo della Polizia'' (Chief of Police). The force is organized on a regional and provincial basis, thus every major Italian t
  6 KB (966 words) - 09:39, 7 October 2009
• Units of energy
  ...stomary units|US units]] for both energy and work include the [[foot-pound force]] (1.3558&nbsp;J), the [[British thermal unit]] (Btu) which has various val
  2 KB (380 words) - 22:33, 23 September 2009
• Snetterton Circuit
  ...n Heath]] ) which was then designated for use y the United States Army Air Force. The airfield was opened in May 1943 and closed down in November 1948.
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