slipstream effect

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• Slipstream — A slipstream is a region of reduced pressure produced behind an object as it moves through a fluid medium (usually air) or as that medium moves around an object. It is caused because the progress of the object forces the particles of the medium… …   Wikipedia

• Slipstream (genre) — Slipstream is a kind of fantastic or non realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries between science fiction/fantasy or mainstream literary fiction.The term slipstream was coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in an article… …   Wikipedia

• Slipstream (1989 film) — Infobox Film name = Slipstream director = Steven Lisberger producer = Gary Kurtz Nigel Green William Braunstein Steve Lanning Arthur Maslansky | writer = Tony Kayden starring = Bob Peck Mark Hamill Kitty Aldridge Bill Paxton Robbie Coltrane Ben… …   Wikipedia

• Deflected slipstream — is an approach to creating an aircraft that can take off and land vertically (VTOL), or at least with a very short runway (STOL). The basic principle is to deflect the slipstream from one or more propellers approximately 90 degrees, to create an… …   Wikipedia

• Motor-paced racing — Motor paced racing, Berlin Weißensee, 1958 Motor paced racing and motor paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist follows as close as he can to profit from the slipstream of his pacer. The …   Wikipedia

• Warp drive (Star Trek) — Warp drive redirects here. For the actual model of spacetime, see Alcubierre drive. A visualization of a warp field. The ship rests in a bubble of normal space. Warp drive is a faster than light (FTL) propulsion system in the setting of many… …   Wikipedia

• Hyperspace (science fiction) — Hyperspace is a fictional plot device sometimes used in science fiction. It is typically described as an alternate region of subspace co existing with our own universe which may be entered using an energy field or other device. Travel in… …   Wikipedia

• Warp drive — is a form of faster than light propulsion in the fictional universe of Star Trek, capable of propelling spacecraft or objects to many multiples of the speed of light but avoiding the problems of time dilation. It is also featured in several… …   Wikipedia

• Drafting (aerodynamics) — A paceline of drafting cyclists For other uses, see Slipstream (disambiguation). Drafting or slipstreaming is a technique where two vehicles or other moving objects are caused to align in a close group reducing the overall effect of drag due to… …   Wikipedia

• Propeller — A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an aircraft, ship, or submarine through a mass such as water or air, by rotating two or more twisted… …   Wikipedia

• List of Static Shock characters — This is a list of characters who appear in the series Static Shock. Contents 1 Static 2 Gear 3 Sharon Hawkins 4 The Meta Breed …   Wikipedia