An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes‚ shapes‚ and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes recreation‚ transportation of goods and people‚ military‚ and research. Most airplanes are flown by a pilot on board the aircraft‚ but some are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled. Etymology and usage First attested in
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Out with the Old and New Each of us is raised within a culture‚ a set of traditions handed down by those before us. As individuals‚ we view and experience common heritage in subtly differing ways. Within smaller communities and families‚ deeply felt traditions serve to enrich this common heritage. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”‚ the message about the preservation‚ specifically African-American heritage is very clear in her eagerness to claim an ancient heritage; a woman may deny herself
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me to get my hand on and start flying it in a miles journey. Entering the cockpit of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-212 jet flight SQ115 to New York John F Kennedy Airport via Frankfurt. It is an exciting moment as it was my first time to fly this new jet as the captain. Today we will be flying from Singapore to Frankfurt with a distance of more or less 4‚000 miles and a little over 12 hours of flight time. I sat on the left side of the plane‚ and it felt great because you know that you are in
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displacement of his trip? Set 2 1. A baseball pitcher is warming up as he travels to a game by plane. The plane is flying at 400 km/h[W] relative to the ground. The pitcher throws a ball at 150 km/h relative to the airplane. What is the ball’s velocity relative to the ground‚ if the pitcher throws the ball towards a) The front of the plane? b) The rear of the plane? 2. A jet plane travelling horizontally at 1200 km/h relative to the ground fires a rocket forwards at 1100 km/h relative
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even turbulence seemed to be having a day off. But about twenty minutes later‚ the plane sharply jolted back and forth. It was sharp enough to grab everybody’s attention. A cold shiver ran down my spine and I quietly scolded myself for visualizing all those movies about plane crashes in just a fraction of a second. I hadn’t even calmed my nerves down when suddenly extreme turbulence started occurring‚ making the plane lurch sideways and bags started falling from the upper luggage compartments. I could
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even turbulence seemed to be having a day off. But about twenty minutes later‚ the plane sharply jolted back and forth. It was sharp enough to grab everybody’s attention. A cold shiver ran down my spine and I quietly scolded myself for visualizing all those movies about plane crashes in just a fraction of a second. I hadn’t even calmed my nerves down when suddenly extreme turbulence started occurring‚ making the plane lurch sideways and bags started falling from the upper luggage compartments. I could
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expensive and inexpensive ways of travel‚ some fast‚ some slow‚ most fun‚ others boring. Out of these three ways you must decide how you want to go baste on your budget‚ time‚ and the quality of travel you prefer. The fastest way of travel would be by plane. If time is a major issue‚ a flight would be the best mode of transportation for you. A flight can also be easier to schedule‚ there are hundreds of flights leaving every half-hour‚ in every direction from and to almost every airport in the world.
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One of the traditional types of simple machines is an inclined plane. Like the pulley and lever‚ the inclined plane provides a means of raising a heavy load easily. It is mainly useful for loading barrels since they can be rolled up the incline plane. The inclined plane was one of the machines available in ancient times. For example- the early Egyptians used inclined planes in the construction of the pyramids. Today many inclined planes are used in sports and recreation like water skiing and slides
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Dr Montessori identifies four planes of development. Describe these. Discuss their importance to the educator? Montessori was a product of the historical past and inherited the intellectual and progressive tradition in education from Rousseau‚ Pestalozzi and Frobel. From these inspirations Montessori took this inheritance of ideas and developed them further. During her lifetime she discovered and formulated original ideas about child development through her observation of the child. Montessori
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Rina Dhakad Evening Batch FOUR PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT Fundamental development takes place from conception to 24 years of age during this‚ Montessori observed four distinct periods‚ or "planes"‚ in human development‚ extending from birth to six years‚ from six to twelve‚ from twelve to eighteen‚ and from eighteen to twenty-four. These four planes of development were used to describe the path of development every child follows‚ from birth to adulthood. She saw different characteristics‚ needs‚
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