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  2. Rudder - Wikipedia

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    A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water). On an airplane, the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p-factor and is not the primary control used to turn

  3. Letter (message) - Wikipedia

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    Letter writing leads to the mastery of the technique of good writing. Letter writing can provide an extension of the face-to-face therapeutic encounter. [clarification needed] [13] Since at least a small fee is required, sending a large number of irrelevant letters becomes more expensive (and therefore less likely) than e-mail (spam).

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    balance rudder Not usually a single rudder, but a set of three or four rudders operating together to maneuver a sternwheel steamboat. Placed just forward of the paddlewheels, the effectiveness of the balance rudder is increased by the flow of water generated by the paddles, giving such steamboats a high degree of maneuverability. [20] balanced ...

  5. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    An inboard rudder has a stock which passes through a gland in the hull, with the structure of the hull continuing towards the stern above the rudder. A spade rudder is hinged solely on the stock and has no lower bearing to help take the loads. Other rudder types may be hinged on an extension of the keel or on a skeg. Rudders may be balanced, by ...

  6. What handwriting supposedly says about you - AOL

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    Writing a closed letter 'O' means that you are a private person and an introvert. If the dot on your 'i' lands high above the letter, you are considered to be imaginative.

  7. Flight control surfaces - Wikipedia

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    The rudder is a fundamental control surface which is typically controlled by pedals rather than at the stick. It is the primary means of controlling yaw—the rotation of an airplane about its vertical axis. The rudder may also be called upon to counter-act the adverse yaw produced by the roll-control surfaces.

  8. Lettering guide - Wikipedia

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    2.5 to 7 millimetres (0.1 to 0.3 in) lettering guides for technical drawings Lettering pens for lettering guide template. A lettering guide template is a special type of template used to write uniform characters. It consists of a sheet of plastic or other material with cut-outs of letters, numbers, and other shapes used especially for creating ...

  9. Flap rudder - Wikipedia

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    The flap rudder is designed to improve the effective lift generated by the rudder and hence improve the manoeuvrability of the craft. The rudder consists of two or more sections which move relative to each other as helm is applied and the angle of the main or driven section moves, thus the shape of the rudder changes dynamically as the angle of helm is changed.