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  2. Helicopter flight controls - Wikipedia

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    The pilot's use of control inputs in a hover is as follows: the cyclic is used to eliminate drift in the horizontal plane (e.g., forward, aft, and side to side motion); the collective is used to maintain desired altitude; and the tail rotor (or anti-torque system) pedals are used to control nose direction or heading. It is the interaction of ...

  3. Sand fence - Wikipedia

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    The drifting and settling of sand behind and in front of such a fence occurs because the wind speed on both the downwind and windward sides is less than that on the far windward side, allowing light materials such as sand to settle. [3] This creates a pile both in front of and behind the sand fence causing more sand to drop out.

  4. Rumble strip - Wikipedia

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    The North Luzon Expressway's raised plastic transverse rumble strips approaching Balintawak Toll Barrier, Philippines. Rumble strips (also known as sleeper lines or alert strips) are a traffic calming feature to alert inattentive drivers of potential danger, by causing a tactile fuzzy vibration and audible rumbling transmitted through the wheels into the vehicle interior.

  5. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    drift. Also stick drift. A typical malfunction that affects the analog stick (s) of a gamepad, in which its neutral position is set somewhere on its fringe, instead of the central position that it default maintains when the analog stick is unmoved. This can cause undesired gameplay effects, such as causing a character to constantly move or the ...

  6. Aircraft flight dynamics - Wikipedia

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    If the stick is held fixed, the aircraft will not maintain straight and level flight (except in the unlikely case that it happens to be perfectly trimmed for level flight at its current altitude and thrust setting), but will start to dive, level out and climb again. It will repeat this cycle until the pilot intervenes.

  7. Scandinavian flick - Wikipedia

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    The drift shocked the opponent, Keisuke Takahashi and even felt ashamed that he was beaten by a Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86. The scene also became an internet meme. In the 2006 animated movie Cars, protagonist Lightning McQueen is taught the Scandinavian flick [8] by his soon to be mentor Doc Hudson.

  8. Winter Weight Gain: Why It Happens (& 6 Tips to Avoid It) - AOL

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    3. Drink More Water. Drinking more water can help keep your appetite in check, making it easier to stick to healthy foods and portion sizes.Plus, by making water your go-to, you might naturally ...

  9. Crosswind landing - Wikipedia

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    Airplane approaches the runway with airplane's nose into the wind. During flare, the rudder is used to align the nose with the runway centerline and opposite aileron is used to create sideslip to prevent the airplane drifting away from the centerline. This is a mix of crab and sideslip and it is a recommendation from Airbus.