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Would a propeller work better in a fluid with a greater density than air?
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How fast are airplanes compared to cars?
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How does a plane resist strong winds?
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Does the rudder on an airplane allow the plane to pitch up and down?
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It it harder to manuver a jet plane then a propeller plane?
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How does NASA control a space probe's movement?
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How does roll pitch and yaw work in space?
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Why do we have to fly across to go somewhere, why can't we use a boat and not a airplane?
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When traveling to the moon does your spacecraft orbit around the sun with the Earth or must it account for the movement of the Moon around the sun?
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What is canard?
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