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Parallel turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The turn can only be made if travelling at some speed, since the speed of the skier generates the pressure needed to turn the skis properly as the skier banks into the turn. The invention of the Parallel turn in skiing is credited to Austrian Toni Seelos in the 1930s. As the turn progresses the two skis remain parallel, and the second ski also starts to run along the inner (little-toe) edge. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parallel_turn   (213 words)

Turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Generally, a turn can be a change of the direction of a movement or a change in orientation, and it is often also used in a metaphorical sense, contrary to straight. Turns are stabilized by hydrogen bonds between their arms. In geometry, a turn is a unit of angular measure equal to 360°. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turn   (403 words)

Slip (aerodynamic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Inexperienced pilots will often enter slips unintentionally during turns by failing to coordinate the aircraft using the rudder; however there are two common situations where a pilot may enter a slip deliberately by using opposite rudder and aileron inputs: the sideslip, and the forward slip. Forward slips are rarely used for medium and heavy aircraft, but they are possible — in one famous example, the captain of the Gimli Glider used a forward slip to lose altitude while landing a Boeing 767 after running out of fuel over Manitoba. A slip is an aerodynamic state where an aircraft is moving sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming wind. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slip_(aircraft)   (470 words)

Slip-turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A slip-turn is a manoeuvre in which an aircraft turns using only the rudder. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slip-turn   (108 words)

Turn-On - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turn-On was an American 1969 television series notable for having been cancelled by its network before the first episode finished airing. Turn-On has been consistently called one of the most notorious flops in television. Some claim that the show was cancelled because it was too extreme for America's tastes at the time -- the only episode aired featured rapid fire gags with sexual innuendos that turned people off instead of turning them on. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turn-On   (494 words)

Mohawk turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In this turn, skater faces into the circle and the free foot is brought to the instep of the skating foot at an angle of 90° or more, before being placed on the ice on a backward inside edge during the transfer of weight. Along with the 3 turn, this is the most common way for skaters to change direction while skating, and is one of the first turns learned by beginning skaters. The most common mohawk turn is the forward inside open mohawk. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mohawk_turn   (327 words)

Hook turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Primarily, the hook turn allows both the clear passage of trams (which are common in Melbourne) and alleviates right-turning drivers from having to wait or check that there are no trams crossing the driver's path. Hook turns are, in reality, one of the easiest right turns to execute, as the drivers do not have to judge a gap between cars coming the other direction. The hook turn allows motorists to wait on the left side of the road for opposing traffic, as well as continuing traffic, to stop at the traffic signal before turning through the intersection. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hook_turn   (830 words)

Handbrake turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with bootleg turn. The handbrake turn is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose of negotiating a very tight bend quickly, or for turning around well within the vehicle's own turning circle. The driver starts by using steering input to transfer weight to the outside tires, the handbrake is then used to lock the rear wheels, thus upsetting the adhesion between the tires and the road surface. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Handbrake_turn   (236 words)

Snowplough turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Since the sense of a ski being "uphill" or "downhill" changes over the course of a turn, it leads to some confusion, with different instructors using the terms to mean either the position of the ski at the start of the turn, or at the end of the turn. The terms "inside ski" and "outside ski" have a constant meaning for the duration of a turn, only switching over when one turn ends and the other begins. <-- i'm too lazy to change the whole passage, but this is the complete opposite of the truth, if you are turning right, your uphill ski is the one that is, duh, uphill. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Snowplough_turn   (423 words)

Encyclopedia: Turn coordinator The turn coordinator is an aircraft instrument which displays to a pilot information about his rate of turn, rate of roll, and the 'quality' or 'coordination' of the turn. When the aircraft is rolling, the turn coordinator deflection is proportional to the rate of roll and not the rate of turn. Pilots who are unfamiliar with this principle sometimes have difficulty using the turn coordinator properly, as they may see a roll indication and interpret it as a rate of turn. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Turn-coordinator   (423 words)

Hairpin turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia These turns are often built when a route climbs up or down a steep slope, so that it can travel mostly across the slope with only moderate steepness, and are often arrayed in a zigzag pattern. Highways with hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent, at the price of greater distances of travel. A nearly 180-degree turn in a road, trail, or ramp is called a hairpin turn (also hairpin bend or, if in a trail, a switchback). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hairpin_bend   (276 words)

Scharnow turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other situations, an Anderson turn or a Williamson turn might be more appropriate. The Scharnow Turn is a maneuver used to bring a ship or boat back to a point it previously passed through, often for the purpose of recovering a man overboard. The Scharnow Turn is most appropriate when the point to be reached is significantly further astern than the vessel's turning radius. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scharnow_turn   (190 words)

Gyroscopic Systems and Instruments In coordinated flight, the needle may be used to measure the rate of turn; in a "standard rate turn", the needle is aligned with the left or right marker (dog-house) and the aircraft will turn at the rate of 3° per second or 180° in one minute. After the bank angle for a turn is established and the roll rate is zero, the aircraft symbol indicates only the rate of turn. When the wing of the aircraft silhouette is aligned with one of the lower index marks, the aircraft is in a standard-rate turn 30°/sec.). www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/GSI.htm   (3445 words)

Turn on, tune in, drop out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turn on, tune in, drop out is also the title of a book (ISBN: 1579510094) of essays by Timothy Leary, covering topics ranging from religion, education and politics to Aldous Huxley, neurology and psychedelic drugs. "Turn on, tune in, drop out" is a counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s. These ancient goals we define in the metaphor of the present—turn on, tune in, drop out." en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turn_on,_tune_in,_drop_out   (237 words)

20th WCP: Accordingly the Linguistic Turn is taken to have ended into a Cognitive Turn understood as a restoration of the primacy of philosophical psychology over the philosophical study of language, a restoration echoing the Cognitive Revolution which took place in the corresponding scientific fields. According to this received view Analytical Philosophy is born out of a Linguistic Turn establishing the study of language as the foundation of the discipline; this primacy of language is then overthrown by the return of the study of mind as philosophia prima through a second Cognitive Turn taken in the mid-sixties. In the wake of the initial Linguistic Turn the concept of mental intentionality is first supposed to have been in large part reduced to that of linguistic reference (the aboutness of linguistic units), thereby becoming at worst a superfluous notion, at best a derivative and secondary one. www.bu.edu /wcp/Papers/Cogn/CognRoy.htm   (237 words)

Michigan left - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia When left turns in the intersection are prohibited, drivers on major roads that cross the highway are instead directed to turn right. A Michigan left, sometimes known as a Michigan left turn or a Superstreet, is an automobile traffic maneuver in which a U-turn and a right turn replace a prohibited left turn. Michigan lefts occur at intersections where at least one road is a divided boulevard or highway. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michigan_left   (237 words)

Stuntman Walkthrough/FAQ - IGN FAQs Handbrake turn left at the end then stay on the left hand pavement to avoid the falling chimney. Handbrake turn around the two corners and stick close to the right hand side to avoid the oncoming red car. Slow down or handbrake turn around the next corner so that you don't miss the boxes, then stick to the left side of the road and pass the truck. faqs.ign.com /articles/432/432615p1.html   (3501 words)

Snowplough turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Having brought the skis into the V shape mentioned above, more pressure is applied to one of the skis, so causing the skis to turn (to the left if applied to the right ski, or to the right if applied to the left.) The snowplough turn (also known as the wedge turn or stem turn) is a development of the stem technique, where the uphill ski is stemmed or pushing out from being parallel with the downhill ski to form a V shape. However, when executing a "stem turn" the skier's weight is shifted to the uphill ski and the downhill ski is rotated to become parallel with the uphill ski. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Snowplough_turn   (3501 words)

Descriptive geometry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia These sequential projections each represent a circuitous, 90° turn in space in order to view the object from a different direction. Descriptive geometry builds on a practice, evolved over centuries, of displaying two images of an object, one as seen in one direction and a second image as seen from a direction 90° rotated (e.g., a "front" and a "side" view). Descriptive geometry uses the image-creating technique of imaginary, parallel projectors emanating from an imaginary object and intersecting an imaginary plane of projection at right angles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Descriptive_geometry   (1121 words)

An Introduction to Bicycle Geometry and Handling. For a given turn radius (determined by the handlebar angle) and velocity, there is a single lean angle where the bicycle frame is parallel to the direction of the force exerted by the rider's body. Leaning the bike causes the fork to turn in that direction, because the frame is lower after the fork has turned. As the bicycle turns, the steering axis is pulled to the side, and the rest of the frame will twist on the rear wheel's contact patch. www.dclxvi.org /chunk/tech/trail   (1917 words)

Steering Geometry and Caster Measurement During the turn procedure, the camber sensor is tilted to the front or rear, and the angle it measures is altered by the cosine of the tilt angle. A common method is to turn the wheels to the correct angle by watching the gauges of the turnplates on which the wheels rest, then actuate a switch to record the camber measurements. During the caster turn procedure, the alignment technician is required to steer to somewhat precise toe angles and cause the alignment instrument to record the camber and toe angles. www.hunter.com /pub/undercar/2573T   (3685 words)

CONK! Encyclopedia: Sailing A sailing boat is turned by a rudder which itself is controlled by a tiller or a wheel. If the turn is continued through the no-go zone and out the other side, the boat is said to have tacked. If the turn is continued such that the boat's stern passes through the wind, a gybe results. www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Sailing   (3563 words)

Snowplough.html Snowplough turns, however, are not a blind alley leading off the road to good parallel turns: they are a valuable step along the way. Don't use your shoulders to start the turn: although you may force your skis around, the turn is hard to control and you risk over-rotating and ending up facing uphill. The snowplough turn (or wedge turn in North America) is the most straightforward of all turns. off.ifyouski.com /Technique/Alpineskiing/Basics/Snowplough.html   (558 words)

Turn-based game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia However, when a particular player gains access to the game during his/her turn it is not uncommon to value the time taken by the player to make the move to improve the fairness of the game. Once every player has taken his turn, that round of play is over, and any special shared processing, is done. A turn-based game, also known as turn-based strategy, is a game where the game flow is partitioned in well-defined and visible parts, called turns or rounds. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turn-based_game   (531 words)

Wrong Turn (2003/I) Wrong Turn is very predictable, and the gore is abundant, but the film is delivered in an in-your-face style, which kept me interested. I went into the screener of WRONG TURN not expecting much. I have seen this movie and would like to comment on it www.imdb.com /title/tt0295700   (418 words)

Wrong Turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wrong Turn is a 2003 horror film, directed by Rob Schmidt and written by Alan B. McElroy. The sequel "Wrong Turn 2" will be coming direct-to-dvd in 2007. The movie will star Crystal Lowe, Texas Battle and Henry Rollins and is about a group of contestants on a survivor-style reality TV show in the woods in which they fall victim to a group of cannibals named "Ma" and "Pa" (the parents to the inbreds from the first movie) and must try to survive... en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrong_Turn   (674 words)

Scharnow turn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other situations, an Anderson turn or a Williamson turn might be more appropriate. The Scharnow Turn is a maneuver used to bring a ship or boat back to a point it previously passed through, often for the purpose of recovering a man overboard. The Scharnow Turn is most appropriate when the point to be reached is significantly further astern than the vessel's turning radius. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scharnow_turn   (190 words)

Turn Williamson turn The Williamson Turn is a maneuver used to bring a ship or boat back to a point it previously passed thro... Aretaic turn The aretaic turn is a movement in contemporary moral jurisprudence. Turn the other cheek Turn the other cheek and "Do not resist one who is evil" are famous phrases from the Christian paci... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/turn.html   (495 words)

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