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Default NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
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On 15 Oct, 14:19, (Richard Casady) wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:31:30 -0700, Ian
wrote:

What force do you think does work against gravity to allow aeroplanes
to ascend?

Thrust from the engine, of course.

Nope. How many aircraft do you think are capable of vertical takeoff?

A Boeing 747-400 has a take off weight of 875,000 lbf and a total
thrust of 4 x 63,300 = 253,200 lbf.

My own aircraft has a take off mass of 370kg and no thrust whatsoever,
and yet I can get it to go up.

Jeez you must be strong!

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Duncan
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