The conveyor belt thread.

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

What was the aeroplanes air speed?
An aircraft flies through air.

Can aeroplanes fly backwards....no, therefore given the plans is on the conveyor (ergo on the deck) belt it needs to travel at +180mph from a starting point of travelling -180mph...., therefore to counter the negative (going backwards on the conveyor belt) it needs go travel at 360mph

Where has the "which would bend easier" thread gone?

It's been deleted.

The mods said they were afraid my keyboard would explode from over use......:)

 

[stony]

Laden or unladen ?

 

[xgorton]

Plane on a conveyor belt is it the generation game ?

 

[Gelsons Dad]

flight relies on 4 principles
1. weight
2. drag
3. lift
4. thrust

in this scenario the air craft is not moving at all. the ground is moving at 180mph against the thrust of the 180mph engines.

there would be no lift generated by the air speed that taking off relies upon.

therefore the plane would not take off.

The ground or the conveyor belt?

What does the thrust react against?

What is the speed of the air relative to the ground?

As an aside aircraft tyres are normally rated to 225 mph which may cause problems in this relativity exercise ;-)

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Laden or unladen ?

Probably unladen. I expect most people would have got off if it wasn't going anywhere and not going to take off as some think.

They would get a shock when their feet touch the conveyor belt though.......

 

[burning blue soul]

Laden or unladen ?

there's a bomb on the plane? :(

 

[East Level 2]

Laden or unladen ?

Bin Laden. He had a thing about planes.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Laden or unladen ?

there's a bomb on the plane? :(

Bin Laden?

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Laden or unladen ?

European or African?

 

[stony]

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