Physics question.. can you figure it out?

[BLACK6PACK]

I thought I was gonna have to smack 1arunm until I clicked the link! I thought he was still fighting it. Good one!

 

[Gn-ing]

My question is, it your wheel speed would be twice the normal speed,say 200mph for take off,how would that effect my frequent flyer miles? Sounds like a good deal for me..

 

[Jbenn911]

And what if this was done in a vacuum ??? :biggrin:

 

[Inneedofabuick]

The plane will take off, its simple and everyone understands the basic physics I just think that not everyone quite understands how a planes wheel works. A planes wheel is not driven by anything(freespinning) therefore its airspeed is independent of how fast its wheels are spinning or what direction. I can ask a physics professor at my school if you want

 

[GNSCOTT]

If the conveyor can go no faster than the planes ground speed, and you still think the plane would go nowhere, then the conveyor would never move an inch.

 

[GNandGS]

 

[1ARUNM]

Black6pack:


I couldn't give up on my side of the debate just because it was wrong

Besides it was too much fun thinking of ways to say it wouldn't fly :biggrin:

 

[BLACK6PACK]

Once you've put a lot of effort into an argument and realize you're wrong its hard to give up on and makes you want to fight even more. I know my past girlfriends found that out. They were the ones that were wrong obviously!