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Old 12-05-2005, 04:43 PM
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clearedtoland
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Ok, Ill bite. (Unless this is some sort of trick question) As I recall, two things make an airplane fly. 1. Lots of money, and 2. Bernoulli's Principle. Since all the money has been spent already on the above conveyor contraption, that rules out option one. And since there is no air flow over the airfoil (wind or realitive wind), there is not lift. Don't quote me on this but I think I heard once that you need lift to get an airplane to take off. Hmmmm. Here is another riddle: If a pilot is out in the forest and a tree falls on him (her), will the pilot make a noise?
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