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First Successful U.S. Rocket Launch into Space
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Flaps at Landing
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Flaps at Takeoff
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Flying Platforms
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Flying Upside Down
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Forces of Flight in Air
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Forces of Flight In Space
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Four Forces Act on an Airplane
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Free Fall
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Friction on Ice
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General Electric J85-GE-17A Turbojet Engine
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Gravity and Air
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Gravity Assist on Skates
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Gravity Assist or "Planet Hopping"
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Gravity in Orbit
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Hang Gliders
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Harrier
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Heat Resistance

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