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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
  880 bytes (128 words) - 23:15, 23 September 2009
• 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:
  5 KB (756 words) - 22:59, 17 February 2009
• 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). '
  965 bytes (131 words) - 09:35, 7 October 2009
• 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]]
  2 KB (254 words) - 22:48, 23 September 2009
• 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
  574 bytes (69 words) - 00:28, 23 June 2009
• Electromagnetic brake
  ...erate a magnetic field in opposition to the original field thus creating a force which acts to decelerate the rotating disc.
  2 KB (308 words) - 22:02, 17 August 2009
• 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.
  2 KB (382 words) - 14:52, 22 October 2010
• 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
  4 KB (585 words) - 10:44, 8 October 2009
• 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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