Mythbusters tonight

[vtecprelude92]

yes because it would try to lift off sitting still... it wouldn't go forward... just up

[mustard23]

Originally Posted by vtecprelude92

yes because it would try to lift off sitting still... it wouldn't go forward... just up

if the wind was going the opsate way of the normal trust wouldn't the wing shap be wrong for lift?

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by mustard23

if the wind was going the opsate way of the normal trust wouldn't the wing shap be wrong for lift?

Well if you have enough wind going over a piece of ply wood it will eventually fly but not very well or efficiently. A wing is designed for air to pass over it in one direction. If you blow air over it backwards it will basically be like the piece of ply wood; eventually w/ enough wind it will fly but not very well or for very long in a controlled manner.

I'm surprised this thread is still alive. I didn't see the episode but according to the website the myth is busted and the plane did take off just fine.

[andrewcote]

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[Zeek]

Oh, I forgot. To everyone who didn't agree with me: Ha-ha!

Btw: Hi everybody.

[2:43AM]

I'm bringing this post back because the episode of Mythbusters left me pissed off, and it's been nagging me since I saw the rerun of the episode about a month ago.

I think the episode was wrong. They said the myth was busted because their 1) model plane took off no problem, and 2) their real plane took off no problem. However, I think their experiment was flawed. The slow motion footage showed the real plane passing the orange cones on the runway. If I'm not mistaken, the plane should not move relative to the cones because the acceleration and speed of the plane should be matched to the treadmill, or giant tarp as in their experiment. So if the plane's acceleration and speed are 1:1 to the treadmill EXACTLY, then there is no airflow over the wings, therefore the plane should not take off.

I'd have to see the episode again to be sure, but I remember seeing the plane move forward relative to the cones. So the plane took off. That means the treadmill/tarp speed was NOT matched perfectly. Myth busted? What a bunch of idiots. Out of all the experiments they have done over the years, that one was the worst and basically they screwed up the results.

[YOURADHERE]

This thread is like my legacy here.

[westexasrepublic]

haha yah yourad, you are right.......
and 243 your too busy paying attention to cones and not the explained reason to why the plane took off. watch the episode again, maybe in slow motion and stop looking at cones

Originally Posted by 2:43AM

I'm bringing this post back because the episode of Mythbusters left me pissed off, and it's been nagging me since I saw the rerun of the episode about a month ago.

I think the episode was wrong. They said the myth was busted because their 1) model plane took off no problem, and 2) their real plane took off no problem. However, I think their experiment was flawed. The slow motion footage showed the real plane passing the orange cones on the runway. If I'm not mistaken, the plane should not move relative to the cones because the acceleration and speed of the plane should be matched to the treadmill, or giant tarp as in their experiment. So if the plane's acceleration and speed are 1:1 to the treadmill EXACTLY, then there is no airflow over the wings, therefore the plane should not take off.

I'd have to see the episode again to be sure, but I remember seeing the plane move forward relative to the cones. So the plane took off. That means the treadmill/tarp speed was NOT matched perfectly. Myth busted? What a bunch of idiots. Out of all the experiments they have done over the years, that one was the worst and basically they screwed up the results.

[2:43AM]

The plane took off because it moved forward! The plane should not have moved forward if they properly matched the plane to the treadmill/tarp!

[westexasrepublic]

everyone is now dumber for reading your post.Im only just serious (insert laughing guy to relieve tension)