SkyGirl
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transpac said:Skygirl:
... perhaps you could expand about the different laws of physics that apply to large airplanes. I must'a been asleep when that was covered during big 'un training.
Sure, you could start with Newton's First Law of Motion otherwise known as the Law of Inertia which basically says that inertia is that quantity which depends solely on mass.
You could next look at the Second Law which can be stated:
F=MA or force equals mass times acceleration.
You can substitute this equation around to see the important part that mass plays in this law.
Finally, I'd check out the Law of Conservation of Energy otherwise known as the First Law of Thermodynamics. I'd look at the part called the Law of Momentum which can be stated:
p=m*v where p equals momentum, m equals mass and v equals velocity.
You get a quick demonstration of these laws by going to any radio controlled model airplane field and watching the impossible things these small aircraft are able do because of their small mass.
_SkyGirl_