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How do hang gliders fly?
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What is inertia?
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How much does a model rocket have to weigh in order for it to fly properly?
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What are focus point in orbits. Simply explain how different orbits have different foci?
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How do you take off in a plane?
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If the rudder is broken, how can the poilot control the airplane?
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What is the biggest aircraft in the world?
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Why does Earth not fall into the sun like we fall onto Earth?
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How does a space shuttle come into the Earth's atmosphere?
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When was the VOR and the ILS first used?
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