Mythbusters plan to uncover plane on conveyor belt

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But when they were launched they didn't' have any forward propulsion of their own.
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When dropped their airspeed would equal that of the craft that dropped them.
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But they go straight down when they're launched, like bombs, not missiles. (Well, not quite straight accounting for gravity) until the engine builds enough thrust to guide them forward.
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Bombs don't drop straight down either.
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how fast are the wheels tunring at the moment of take off????
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quote:
how fast are the wheels tunring at the moment of take off????


How fast are the engines driving the wheels at the moment of take off??????
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the wheels are turning with a rate respective of the speed of the plane and the speed of the conveyor belt added together since both effect the wheels but in oposite directions thus their rates are cummulative.

However, the wheel speed does not matter since it has nothing to do with the plane taking off. The only question you have to ask is "When is this thread going to die? " and realize the only thing that matters is the thrust (push) of the engines making the plane move forward so that the relative air speed over the wings becomes great enough to cause lift sufficient enough to allow the plane to take off.

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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The ONLY thing that makes airplanes take off is the propulsion they get from the wheels!!!!

Get that through your head, people...

The Bell X-1 had wheels that did this...that's how it broke the sound barrier...

There's a reason why they dropped the X-1 from a B-29 instead of trying to launch it from a conveyor belt....
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Tree Hugger
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Next Week
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The conveyor is moot!
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What about the snakes?
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don't know why they need to prove this. Anybody with half a brain and a tiny understanding basic physics knows the freakin plane will take off
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There are a buttload of replys on this thread. I love this show by the way. Those goofy nerds and their equations.
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I think there will be a lot of people flying out with you if they botch this
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Good call MKF
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I didn't realize this thing was a million pages long... damn!



[This message has been edited by SWCBonfire (edited 12/4/2007 11:03a).]
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997

[This message has been edited by Aggiemike96 (edited 12/4/2007 11:04a).]
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I just wanted to be post 1000
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Sea Pony 07
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Was there anyone left on the thread that seriously thought it wouldn't take off?
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hai wuts goen on here?
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ttt
IIIHorn
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The conveyor is moot!
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It all hinges on the proton accelerator. And magic.
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Me. Da beetch won't take off!
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12 Dec is day after tommorow
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