Go to Post On a lighter note, I know my team's happy that in our Rookie Year we built the sexiest robot in the world and got the Imagery Award at Nationals :D - Snappel328 [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > Other > Chit-Chat > Games/Trivia
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 5 votes, 5.00 average. Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #29   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 18-04-2008, 21:57
wfoard's Avatar
wfoard wfoard is offline
Harbinger of breakage
FRC #0587
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: durham
Posts: 1
wfoard is an unknown quantity at this point
Red face Re: Can the Plane Take-Off?

I know that I might bnot seem reliable because this is my first post, but I wish to dispel this fear by mentioning that I have seen this done in real life, not on Mythbusters. First, the airplane did take off. For all of you people who talking about lift, yes the lift comes from the wings moving through the air. As far as the airplane moving in relation to the ground, it does. The reason for this is that the thrust comes from the engines (whether they be old-fashioned propellor or modern turbine) and has nothing to do with the wheels whatsoever. This means that basically the wheels can spin freely. Because of this, the treadmill is basically nonexistant. If you do not believe me, put a model airpland on a big treadmill and notice that it does take off. I have personally seen it done many times.
Reply With Quote
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
air speed sensor for rc plane Greg Needel Technical Discussion 19 07-10-2005 23:43
Breaking the plane kevinw Rules/Strategy 16 28-03-2005 11:06
pic: It's a bird.. It's a plane.. It's the 573 Mech Warrior bot! Lisa Perez Robot Showcase 3 27-02-2005 15:09
NASCAR, Hendrick owned plane crashed Bcahn836 Chit-Chat 12 06-11-2004 08:59


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:01.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi