Word: connectedness
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ENGINE The Wrights couldn't find an engine that met their needs, so they had one built from lightweight aluminum. Propellers were connected to the engine by a chain-and-sprocket transmission that resembled a bicycle's
For directional control, the Wrights created wing warping--twisting the wings to facilitate turning. The pilot's torso rests in a wooden hip cradle that is connected by wires to both wings' rear corners and to the rear rudder
ELEVATION AND DESCENT For vertical control, a wooden hand lever was connected by a chain and pulley to an elevator in the front. By pulling the hand lever back, the pilot rotated the elevator, causing the plane to rise. Pushing the hand lever forward would cause the plane to descend...
The council is not connected enough with other student governments across the University, Chopra said. “The number of non-undergraduates who take our shuttles, come to our movie nights and cheer us on in our advocacy initiatives is startling, yet we are structurally separated from all of...
Perhaps, to varying degrees, this is indeed egotism. But perhaps this inward focus is also an integral part of what we are supposed to do in college: ground our identities firmly, so that we can recognize where we end, where the world begins, and how we and the world are...