This video is just amazing. 873 people in 77 seconds, you can read the full story here. I wonder just what this whole thing would look like if you threw in some real fire and smoke? Having heard stories about how people react when the plane really is in distress (a strange fascination of mine) [...]
On the subject of Airplanes
May 5th, 2007 § 1 comment § permalink
Airplane on a Treadmill SOLVED
April 12th, 2007 § 2 comments § permalink
I was wrong. It’s quite refreshing to be wrong, but hopefully I don’t become addicted to the feeling. So why have I gone complete 180? How will the Airplane take off? It’s all bout the Forces baby! Really forces acting on forces or rather forces that don’t counteract forces, or something…involving hamsters? OK even that [...]
Airplane on a conveyor Belt
December 11th, 2006 § 2 comments § permalink
The plane will not take off people, I can’t believe people are debating this. Why you ask? The airspeed relative to the wings of the airplane will be zero. For example when this happens in flight, your plane stalls and you fall from the air. You are not going to get off the ground no [...]