Coming soon - Get a detailed view of why an account is flagged as spam!
view details

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

25
Having trouble understanding how a plane is able to fly if the thrust it generates is less than its weight.
Post Flair (click to view more posts with a particular flair)
Post Body

Title

Comments

If you’ve taken physics A this how it would likely be explained. In physics you learn that vectors are not communicable in different dimensions this means that a vector that’s acting horizontal has no idea what the vector acting vertical is doing.

Thrust acts horizontal, all thrust needs to do is counter the drag force vector which also acts horizontal but against thrust. If the thrust can do this, the plane can accelerate, thus gaining velocity.

A plane flies do to the lift force vector which acts vertical countering the gravity force vector also acting vertical but downwards. Lift is a function of airspeed meaning, the more speed, the more lift (essentially) so all the thrust has to do is gain enough acceleration so that the lift force takes the aircraft into the air.

Author
User Disabled
Account Strength
0%
Disabled 6 months ago
Account Age
3 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
244
Link Karma
42
Comment Karma
202
Profile updated: 4 days ago

Subreddit

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.
Posted
9 months ago