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Forces of Flight
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Gravity & Air
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Thrust Lifts a Rocket into Space
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Thrust: Propellers
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Thrust: Rocket Engines
Titanium Materials
Truly Bluford Sleeping in Space
Turbofan Engine
Two Forces Affect Spacecraft in Space
Vortex
Vortices from the Window Seat
Water Resistance
We still can’t fly quite like birds, but...
Weather Vane
Weight
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Weight
Weight on Other Worlds
Weightlessness Depends on Movement
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