Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 2]
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2 part question first part I suspect has been asked before.
Is there a minimum speed needed to keep a plane in the air? I geuess it will vary by aircraft so lets say a Britten-Norman Islander.
2ns part, why do some police use these instead of choppers? If a planes minimum speed is higher than the car its chasing will it not just have to keep circling in order to not blast past it
Is there a minimum speed needed to keep a plane in the air? I geuess it will vary by aircraft so lets say a Britten-Norman Islander.
2ns part, why do some police use these instead of choppers? If a planes minimum speed is higher than the car its chasing will it not just have to keep circling in order to not blast past it
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
DannyScene said:
2 part question first part I suspect has been asked before.
Is there a minimum speed needed to keep a plane in the air? I geuess it will vary by aircraft so lets say a Britten-Norman Islander.
2ns part, why do some police use these instead of choppers? If a planes minimum speed is higher than the car its chasing will it not just have to keep circling in order to not blast past it
YesIs there a minimum speed needed to keep a plane in the air? I geuess it will vary by aircraft so lets say a Britten-Norman Islander.
2ns part, why do some police use these instead of choppers? If a planes minimum speed is higher than the car its chasing will it not just have to keep circling in order to not blast past it
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Cheaper
Mr.Jimbo said:
On roadworks (M62) you have the little amber lights on top of the cones. Every now and again there are purple (maybe UV?) ones... is this just the cones indicating if they're toppers or something less gay?
and how do they flash in order like runway lights without losing synchronisation, unless they are all wired together...TheEnd said:
Mr.Jimbo said:
On roadworks (M62) you have the little amber lights on top of the cones. Every now and again there are purple (maybe UV?) ones... is this just the cones indicating if they're toppers or something less gay?
and how do they flash in order like runway lights without losing synchronisation, unless they are all wired together...A useless bit of trivia to that is, i once speed matched a set of those lights and found that the flashing light travelled at 127mph
Well if he was driving at 127mph and the light was travelling with him, it would appear the light was doing 127mph.
ETA - Now I'm properly awake I see your point. I wonder if they can tell how far apart they are and flash at "127mph" ish.
ETA - Now I'm properly awake I see your point. I wonder if they can tell how far apart they are and flash at "127mph" ish.
Edited by Aizle on Friday 24th February 07:18
George H said:
Is there an underwater speed record?
Yes - http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-4000/u...Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff