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• Threshold braking
  ...static friction]] range into the [[kinetic friction]] range. The friction force developed between the tire and driving surface is proportional to the [[coe
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• Piaggio PD-808
  ...le commercial interest, but a few examples were taken by the [[Italian Air Force]]. ...d turbojet engines, were produced, and 22 of these went to the Italian Air Force. The first aircraft were configured for the utility role, but the last six
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• Desmodromica
  ...from the Greek words "desmos" and "dromos" which respectively mean "force, force and stroke path". Engineering is used to name the mechanisms that have both
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• Weight
  ...he [[Earth]] (around 9.8 m/s²). For instance, a body will exert less force if it is located on the [[Moon]] than if it is on the Earth, since the grav ...ic_or_pneumatic_scales|Hydraulic or pneumatic scale]] is used to measure [[force]] (which physicists call weight). Most scales measure weight using a [[Spri
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• Rolling friction
  ...the driving surface and do not sufficiently slow the car. Maximum braking force occurs when there is about 11% slip between the wheel's speed and the road The force of rolling resistance is given by:
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• Polizia Provinciale
  ...[[Italy]]. Each [[Provinces of Italy|Italian province]] has its own police force (more or less like the American county police, but with much less power). '
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• Electronic brakeforce distribution
  ...utomobile]] [[brake]] technology that automatically varies the amount of [[force]] applied to each of a vehicle's brakes, based on road conditions, speed, l ...rtioning valve]], to prevent rear-wheel lockup. EBD instead applies brake force precisely through electronic control. It recognises that driving conditions
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• Drag
  ...f all the [[aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] or [[hydrodynamics|hydrodynamic]] [[force]]s in the direction of the external fluid flow. It therefore acts to oppos [[Category:Force]]
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• Buzz Calkins
  | [[Panoz|G-Force]] | [[Panoz|G-Force]]
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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
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• Alloy
  ...compressive force on neighboring atoms, and smaller atoms exert a tensile force on their neighbors, helping the alloy resist deformation. Alloys may exhib
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• 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)]]
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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
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• 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]
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• 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
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• 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.
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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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• Limited slip differential
  In the mechanical ''clutch type'', a mechanism, such as a [[centrifugal force|centrifugal]] weighted rotor, detects differential wheel velocity and appli ...casing apart. Therefore, only during Very hard braking will it have enough force pushing it forward to expand the casing.
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• Aurelio Lampredi
  ...am engine|Twin-Cam]] and [[fiat SOHC|SOHC]] engines, which provided motive-force for most Fiat automobiles for over 32 years. He was also made manager of Fi
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• Sway bar
  ...prung mass, causing the body to lean towards the outside of the turn. This force is called the [[roll couple]]. One effect of body (frame) lean, for typical ...s on the opposite sides of the vehicle together, the bar will transmit the force of one-wheel bumps to the opposite wheel. On rough or broken pavement, anti
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• Greg Ray
  | [[Panoz|G-Force]] | [[Panoz|G-Force]]
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• Boost gauge
  A Boost gauge will measure pressure in either [[pound-force per square inch|psi]] or [[bar (unit)|bar]] and many also measure manifold
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• Air brake (aircraft)
  ...to increase [[Drag (physics)|drag]] while making little change to [[lift (force)|lift]], spoilers greatly reduce lift while making little change to drag.
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• Douglas Meythaler
  Creating artwork has always been a driving force for artist Doug Meythaler. Working in watercolors and acrylics Doug strive
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• Power steering
  ...system that tries to turn the steering wheel back to center position. The force of the centering device increases as the car's road speed increases. As lon
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• Top dead center
  ...k]] where the applied force is straight along its axis, meaning no turning force can be applied. Many sorts of machines are crank driven, including [[unicy ...t turn the [[chainwheel]], but the rider's leg is able to apply tangential force at the pedal to overcome it. [[Fixed gear bicycles]] (without a [[freehub]]
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• Ice Racing
  ...made [[4-stroke]] [[Jawa Motors|Jawa]] motorcycles have been the dominant force in this sport. Impressive motorcycle ice racing footage can be seen in the
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