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Hover Craft

 

Hover craft demo picture

  • Demonstrate Kinematics of frictionless motion; experiment
    with Newton’s 2nd Law; study conservation of momentum.
  • Sit on craft with center of gravity directly over center
    of disk; make sure battery is charged to full capacity.
  • Located in L02.

 

Posted in Linear Momentum, Mechanics, Motion in Two Dimensions, Newton's First Law, Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law, Work and EnergyTagged craft, friction, hover, motion, two dimensions

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