Hypothetical Question
06-04-2006, 06:23 PM
#31
With The Resistance
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Interesting answers. The real answer is that it is impossible to build a conveyor belt that would have any effect on the air surrounding the aircraft and the aircraft will take off. It isn't driven by the wheels and as the engines produced thrust the conveyor would have no effect on the air regardless of speed. As others have mentioned it would be tough on tires and bearings. Even if the conveyor could attain a very high speed, it would only act on the tires, not the aircraft.
06-04-2006, 07:02 PM
#32
Organizational Learning
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Originally Posted by ERAU1978grad
It's amazing how easy it is to confuse a pilot.
Ok everybody, let's think of it in terms you are familiar with.........imagine that you are making a connection between two gates at Atlanta Hartsfield. You are standing on one of those moving sidewalks. You feel a breeze in your face because you are moving right along as fast as the guy walking on the carpet next to you. Suddenly, you turn around and start walking in the direction from which you came, at the exact same speed as the moving sidewalk. The breeze in your face stops and you look over and see that the wall next to you is no longer moving. You are stationary.
Your Inertial Nav System is telling you that your are stationary.
Therefore you have zero groundspeed.
You also have Zero IAS.
No air over wing.
Plane no fly.
Plane stay on ground.
Trust me on this.
If your airplane was propelled by legs touching the ground, you would be correct. It's not. It's propelled by a propellor, which is NOT connected in any way to the ground.
Please remove the University of Tennessee reference from your profile, and seek a refund for the ERAU degree.
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06-04-2006, 09:51 PM
#33
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Originally Posted by TonyC
If your airplane was propelled by legs touching the ground, you would be correct. It's not. It's propelled by a propellor, which is NOT connected in any way to the ground..
06-04-2006, 10:25 PM
#34
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Somebody submit this to the myth busters. They've done crazy stuff with airplanes before, like shooting a turkey through the windshield. Maybe they'd try it.
06-05-2006, 06:26 AM
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06-05-2006, 08:14 AM
#36
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Originally Posted by ERAU1978grad
Furthermore, what makes you feel superior to blue collar workers? I learned a long time ago that it takes people of all skills and education levels to make the world go round and an organization run. My paycheck is paid by folks who operate heavy machinery on a daily basis. The fact that I fly a plane doesn't mean I'm any more well off than they are...
But then again, perhaps you're just envious of my watch...
Here you go- it can be yours too for just $29.95:
http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/Classic/W71-1V/
Last edited by FlyerJosh; 06-05-2006 at 09:12 AM.
06-05-2006, 08:22 AM
#37
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Originally Posted by FlyerJosh
Any particular reason that you have a personal vendetta against me? Are you jealous that I have a successful flying career while you with all of your "accomplishments" are unhappy? Nah, I'm sure that you're perfectly satisfied with your white collar job, right? I have no problem if you think of me as a "bus driver". In all reality I'm a well paid limo driver, but I'm perfectly secure in that fact. Like I said, things like titles and penis size don't matter to me... at the end of the day I still get mine.
But then again, perhaps you're just envious of my watch...
Here you go- it can be yours too for just $29.95:
http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/Classic/W71-1V/
But then again, perhaps you're just envious of my watch...
Here you go- it can be yours too for just $29.95:
http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/Classic/W71-1V/
06-05-2006, 08:30 AM
#38
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Originally Posted by mkrinn
Ohh! That Watch is so cool...I wish I could afford it.
06-05-2006, 08:50 AM
#39
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Didn't you say you got that watch for $20 at Target? I thought shopping online would be cheaper, but I guess not. hee hee.
06-05-2006, 02:22 PM
#40
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[QUOTE=FlyerJosh]Any particular reason that you have a personal vendetta against me? Are you jealous that I have a successful flying career while you with all of your "accomplishments" are unhappy? [QUOTE]
Nah, I just enjoy being the kid in back who annoys the driver.
Here's another photo for you....
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/14073...tered_shrp.jpg
This guy has the big watch too.
Nah, I just enjoy being the kid in back who annoys the driver.
Here's another photo for you....
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/14073...tered_shrp.jpg
This guy has the big watch too.
Last edited by ERAU1978grad; 06-05-2006 at 02:24 PM.
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