01-30-2008, 10:44 PM
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barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Originally Posted by Flint
No. No lift, as UT said. Planes do not take off from a stationary position. What would you expect it to do, suddently leap in the air? At what speed? From zero to what, in how many seconds? Same question: if you drop a paper airplane on the ground, will it suddenly leap in to the air and fly for no apparent reason? Same answer: No. The end.
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Originally Posted by Flint
No! The engines (normally) move the plane forward to make air go across the wings and produce lift. No going forward, no lift, no take off.
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Originally Posted by Flint
It's not already in the air, and it will never get there from a staionary position. The engines DO NOT "push" the plane into the air.
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No. The movement of air over the wings does it. No movement = no lift = it will not take off.
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Forget the wheels. The plane needs to move against the air to generate lift, to take off. It can't move against the air, so it can't take off.
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Originally Posted by Undertoad
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