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Should airplane wings be at a certain angle?
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If you move your hand in the air is it flying?
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Whats makes an airplane loop?
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How does drag affect hot air balloons?
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Is acceleration a force?
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Is it possible to propel somthing inside of the space station? If so how would you do it?
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How do bugs fly when the wind is blowing hard for them because they are smaller then us?
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How do scientists send a satellite to planets like Mars, as there is no force in vacuum to move the satellite?
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How is force related to the momentum of a body?
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Who discovered the four forces of flight?
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