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American institute of aeronautics and astronautics, 2002. Jet engines move the airplane forward with a great force produced by a tremendous thrust, which causes the plane to fly very fast. Booklist both books revisit subjects covered in earlier books castle, rev. Because the animal exerts a force on the water jet, the water jet exerts a force on the animal, causing it to move.
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