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  2. Projectile motion - Wikipedia

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    Projectile motion is a form of motion experienced by an ... this means that the drag force becomes quadratic in v when the product of object speed and diameter is ...

  3. Drag (physics) - Wikipedia

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    A body is known as bluff or blunt when the source of drag is dominated by pressure forces, and streamlined if the drag is dominated by viscous forces. For example, road vehicles are bluff bodies. [8] For aircraft, pressure and friction drag are included in the definition of parasitic drag. Parasite drag is often expressed in terms of a ...

  4. Ballistics - Wikipedia

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    A projectile is any object projected into space (empty or not) by the exertion of a force. Although any object in motion through space (for example a thrown baseball) is a projectile, the term most commonly refers to a weapon. [8] [9] Mathematical equations of motion are used to analyze projectile trajectory. [citation needed]

  5. Drag equation - Wikipedia

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    drag force F d. Using the algorithm of the Buckingham π theorem, these five variables can be reduced to two dimensionless groups: drag coefficient c d and; Reynolds number Re. That this is so becomes apparent when the drag force F d is expressed as part of a function of the other variables in the problem:

  6. Bouncing ball - Wikipedia

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    The forces acting on a spinning ball during its flight are the gravitational force (F G), the drag force (F D), the Magnus force (F M), and the buoyant force (F B). The motion of a bouncing ball obeys projectile motion. [2] [3] Many forces act on a real ball, namely the gravitational force (F G), the drag force due to air resistance (F D), the ...

  7. External ballistics - Wikipedia

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    The form factor can be used to compare the drag experienced by a projectile of interest to the drag experienced by the employed reference projectile at a given velocity (range). The problem that the actual drag curve of a projectile can significantly deviate from the fixed drag curve of any employed reference projectile systematically limits ...

  8. Projectile - Wikipedia

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    In projectile motion the most important force applied to the ‘projectile’ is the propelling force, in this case the propelling forces are the muscles that act upon the ball to make it move, and the stronger the force applied, the more propelling force, which means the projectile (the ball) will travel farther. See pitching, bowling.

  9. Ballistic coefficient - Wikipedia

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    This drag function was known as the Gavre function and the standard projectile adopted was the Type 1 projectile. Thereafter, the Type 1 standard projectile was renamed by Ballistics Section of Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, USA as G 1 after the Commission d'Experience de Gâvre.