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10. Cup flyers

A lightweight cup flyer thrown horizontally with a high backspin initially rises against gravity. Consider a flyer with a center of mass that is shifted from its geometrical center. Explain the flyer’s trajectory and discuss the influence of the center of mass location and other relevant parameters on the maximum height and the stability of the flight.

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Australia

6.40

Croatia

6.00

6.20

France – Université de Lyon

7.60

France – École polytechnique

7.83

7.00

Greece

3.60

India

6.67

Italy

6.60

Poland

6.60

Russia – MIPT

5.17

Russia – Voronezh State University + VSTU + MIPT

7.00

Sweden

6.80

USA

6.60

Ukraine - National University of Kharkiv

7.00

MEAN

5.83

6.65

6.93