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NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
Richard Casady wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:31:20 -0700, Stephen Trapani wrote: Putting wings on a plane increases aerodynamic drag acting on the plane, yet it increases the speed, right? Absolutely not. For the highest possible speed you use the smallest wing you can get away with. You do have to land. A bigger wing is favored for short takeoff and landing, for example. A bigger wing will make for a steeper angle of climb, at a slower speed. To increase rate of climb, more engine power is needed. No free lunch anywhere, a good rule to remember. The only real way to increase performance in all areas, is to make it lighter. You can have strong, light, or cheap. Pick any two. Getting the plane off the ground doesn't decrease it's resistance and increase it's speed? Stephen |
NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
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NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
"Richard Casady" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:43:24 -0600, "Bill" wrote: oscillation velocity of a photon in a gravitational free fall even though its translational speed remains constant Does it not just get bluer falling in gravity. The higher the frequency, the more energy a photon has. Casady http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest...lens_math.html "Photons climbing out of a gravitating object become less energetic. This loss of energy is known as a "redshifting", as photons in the visible spectrum would appear more red. Similarly, photons falling into a gravitational field become more energetic and exhibit a blueshifting. The observed energy E_observed at radius r_observed of a photon emitted at radius r_emitted with energy E_emitted is [7] " |
NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
"Bloody Horvath" wrote in message ... Uh... hot air rises. How can water vapor be less dense than air? You ****ing assholes have no idea of science. I'm Horvath and I approve of this post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_of_air "The addition of water vapor to air (making the air humid) reduces the density of the air, which may at first appear contrary to logic. This occurs because the molecular mass of water (18) is less than the molecular mass of air (around 29). For any gas, at a given temperature and pressure, the number of molecules present is constant for a particular volume. So when water molecules (vapor) are introduced to the air, the number of air molecules must reduce by the same number in a given volume, without the pressure or temperature increasing. Hence the mass per unit volume of the gas (its density) decreases." Who is the one lacking in science knowledge? |
NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
On 16 Oct, 00:11, (Richard Casady) wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:01:24 -0700, Ian wrote: 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? Handwaving. The only possible source for the increase in the gravitational potential energy is the engines. Wings impart no energy that is not their function. There is drag that goes with lift, and engines have to impart energy to overcome it. I have had a commercial pilots license for more than forty years, if you want more handwaving. The question was not "where does the energy come from?". The question was "what force ... does work against gravity ...?" and (save for a trivially small downwards component) that ain't thrust. My own aircraft has a take off mass of 370kg and no thrust whatsoever, and yet I can get it to go up. Not in still air. A glider can climb in still air. Not for very long, normally, but it can certainly climb. No thrust. Or do you have a balloon. Those burners suck fuel like an engine, the chief concern is having a source of energy same as with an engine. How do you think helium balloons work? Ian |
NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
On 16 Oct, 00:00, (Richard Casady) wrote:
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:55:38 -0700, Ian wrote: On 15 Oct, 14:27, (Richard Casady) wrote: Why wouldn't it accellerate indefinitely with no friction anywhere in the system. Kelvin-Froude actuator disk theory is your friend. Not needed. The assumption of no friction, remember. The energy has to go somewhere. Do extremely simple arithmetic. The momentum has to go somewhere consistently as well. "Simple" might work, but "simplistic" won't. Sorry. Ian |
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:00:19 -0700, Stephen Trapani
wrote: Getting the plane off the ground doesn't decrease it's resistance and increase it's speed? Unless the landing gear retract, there is not really that much difference. Casady |
NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:13:56 -0700, Ian
wrote: How do you think helium balloons work? You have me there. However, how many do you think are in use? I would guess somewhere between zero and none. For all practical purposes they don't exist. Myself, I like to fly small hydrogen balloons. Dry cleaner bags. You dissolve aluminum chips in lye to get the hydrogen. Casady |
NORDHAVN Rewrites Physics Textbooks
On 16 Oct, 14:32, (Richard Casady) wrote:
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:13:56 -0700, Ian wrote: How do you think helium balloons work? You have me there. However, how many do you think are in use? I would guess somewhere between zero and none. For all practical purposes they don't exist. Doesn't mean they don't work. Ian |
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