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  2. Normal force - Wikipedia

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    Figure 2: Weight (W), the frictional force (F r), and the normal force (F n) acting on a block.Weight is the product of mass (m) and the acceleration of gravity (g).In the case of an object resting upon a flat table (unlike on an incline as in Figures 1 and 2), the normal force on the object is equal but in opposite direction to the gravitational force applied on the object (or the weight of ...

  3. Free body diagram - Wikipedia

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    In that case the friction force only has an x component, and the normal force only has a y component. The force of gravity would then have components in both the x and y directions: mgsin(θ) in the x and mgcos(θ) in the y, where θ is the angle between the ramp and the horizontal.

  4. Aerodynamic force - Wikipedia

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    There are two causes of aerodynamic force: [1]: §4.10 [2] [3]: 29 the normal force due to the pressure on the surface of the body; the shear force due to the viscosity of the gas, also known as skin friction. Pressure acts normal to the surface, and shear force acts parallel to the surface. Both forces act locally.

  5. Aircraft flight dynamics - Wikipedia

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    angle of attack α: angle between the x w,y w-plane and the aircraft longitudinal axis and, among other things, is an important variable in determining the magnitude of the force of lift When performing the rotations described earlier to obtain the body frame from the Earth frame, there is this analogy between angles:

  6. Contact mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Normal contact mechanics or frictionless contact mechanics focuses on normal stresses caused by applied normal forces and by the adhesion present on surfaces in close contact, even if they are clean and dry. Frictional contact mechanics emphasizes the effect of friction forces. Contact mechanics is part of mechanical engineering.

  7. Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia

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    The forces acting on a body add as vectors, and so the total force on a body depends upon both the magnitudes and the directions of the individual forces. When the net force on a body is equal to zero, then by Newton's second law, the body does not accelerate, and it is said to be in mechanical equilibrium .

  8. Force - Wikipedia

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    The normal force, for example, is responsible for the structural integrity of tables and floors as well as being the force that responds whenever an external force pushes on a solid object. An example of the normal force in action is the impact force on an object crashing into an immobile surface. [4]: ch.12 [5]

  9. Lift (force) - Wikipedia

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    S is the projected (planform) area of the airfoil, measured normal to the mean airflow; n is the normal unit vector pointing into the wing; k is the vertical unit vector, normal to the freestream direction. The above lift equation neglects the skin friction forces, which are small compared to the pressure forces.