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  2. Torricelli's law - Wikipedia

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    (c) When the tube C is removed, the water should rise up to the height D. Due to friction effects the water only rises to the point C. Evangelista Torricelli's original derivation can be found in work "De motu aquarum", which is an appendix to the second of the three main works of his "Opera Geometrica", titled "De motu gravium". [5]

  3. Precision approach path indicator - Wikipedia

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    It consists of two units with the inner unit located 10 metres (33 ft) from the runway edge. [1] The PAPI should be located on the left-hand side of the runway at right angles to the runway center line, although can be located on the right-hand side of the runway if required. The red lights are always on the side closest to the runway.

  4. Glossary of aerospace engineering - Wikipedia

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    Distance measuring equipment – (DME), is a radio navigation technology that measures the slant range (distance) between an aircraft and a ground station by timing the propagation delay of radio signals in the frequency band between 960 and 1215 megahertz (MHz). Line-of-visibility between the aircraft and ground station is required.

  5. Inverse-square law - Wikipedia

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    Since the surface area of a sphere of radius r is A = 4πr 2, the intensity I (power per unit area) of radiation at distance r is = =. The energy or intensity decreases (divided by 4) as the distance r is doubled; if measured in dB would decrease by 6.02 dB per doubling of distance. When referring to measurements of power quantities, a ratio ...

  6. Fermat's principle - Wikipedia

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    Fig. 1: Fermat's principle in the case of refraction of light at a flat surface between (say) air and water. Given an object-point A in the air, and an observation point B in the water, the refraction point P is that which minimizes the time taken by the light to travel the path APB.

  7. This airport landing is so challenging only 50 pilots are ...

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    There’s a Buddha in the cockpit. The orange-robed icon looks on as the pilot speedily executes a dramatic last-minute turn to land the A319 on the slender runway.

  8. Runway - Wikipedia

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    A runway numbered 09 points east (90°), runway 18 is south (180°), runway 27 points west (270°) and runway 36 points to the north (360° rather than 0°). [6] When taking off from or landing on runway 09, a plane is heading around 90° (east).

  9. List of relativistic equations - Wikipedia

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    Inside, a light is shone upwards to a mirror on the ceiling, where the light reflects back down. If the height of the mirror is h, and the speed of light c, then the time it takes for the light to go up and come back down is: = However, to the observer on the ground, the situation is very different.