Will it take off?
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I think you'll face some issues as the chopper starts to unweight, as it won't have the same friction to the turntable, which will start to slip underneath the skids. The chopper's rotation will start to slow, and assuming it stays on the pad, you'll face some interesting torque effects between the blades and the chopper as they change speed relative to each other.
The tailrotor may 'grip' the wind and make this worse (or better, can't work it out)
Although as with most things on a helicopter, changing anything will make it worse! Stupid things, I'm still reasonably sure they are, in their entirety, impossible.
The tailrotor may 'grip' the wind and make this worse (or better, can't work it out)
Although as with most things on a helicopter, changing anything will make it worse! Stupid things, I'm still reasonably sure they are, in their entirety, impossible.
I never understood what the debate was with this conveyor belt/aeroplane scenerio. Lift is only generated by airspeed, airspeed by thrust from the engines moving the plane forward in the air. Putting it on a conveyor belt will have no effect on how fast air moves over its wings.
Just have a look at an airfield with light aircraft in during heavy wind. They're all trying to take off despite not moving relative to the ground because the air moving over their wings is generating lift.
Or was someone claiming that aircraft have driven wheels?
Just have a look at an airfield with light aircraft in during heavy wind. They're all trying to take off despite not moving relative to the ground because the air moving over their wings is generating lift.
Or was someone claiming that aircraft have driven wheels?
HereBeMonsters said:
I never understood what the debate was with this conveyor belt/aeroplane scenerio. Lift is only generated by airspeed, airspeed by thrust from the engines moving the plane forward in the air. Putting it on a conveyor belt will have no effect on how fast air moves over its wings.
Just have a look at an airfield with light aircraft in during heavy wind. They're all trying to take off despite not moving relative to the ground because the air moving over their wings is generating lift.
Or was someone claiming that aircraft have driven wheels?
Just have a look at an airfield with light aircraft in during heavy wind. They're all trying to take off despite not moving relative to the ground because the air moving over their wings is generating lift.
Or was someone claiming that aircraft have driven wheels?
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