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Re: stolen from another forum
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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Wow, that other forum must not be full of really bright people.  Easy question. As mentioned previously, a plane's flight is based on it's relation to the air, not to the ground. Lift comes from engines pushing on the air, not from wheels pushing on the runway. |
Lift actually acts on the wings and is completely independent of a plane's engines. The engines provide thrust to move the plane through the air fast enough so as to create sufficient lift against the wings.
If the aircraft is not moving in relation to the air, as seems to be the case in this example, it would remain on the ground -- no matter how powerful its engines.
The debate rages on...
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Last edited by Madison : 04-12-2005 at 23:53.
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