| Re: The world's first robot controlled exclusively by living brain ?tissue |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Bill WardBill Ward Date: Aug 20, 2008 00:12
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:05:05 +0000, jimp wrote:
> In sci.physics John wrote:
>>> In sci.physics jjs wrote:
>>>
>>>> Kites with the exception of the parasail do not 'fly' by the same
>>>> method aircraft do.
>>>
>>> Nonsense.
>>>
>>> Tie a strong enough string in the right place on a Cessna 182 and it
>>> will fly just like a kite in a strong enough wind.
>>
>> Sure. Put a rope on a trailer house and it would fly. You have
>> demonstrated nothing.
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> Nope. A house trailer would be hard pressed to raise the tether above the
> horizontal while a C-182 (or any other airplane) would raise above the
> horizontal as soon as the wind got above stall speed.
Maybe an Airstream teardrop trailer with the right bridle and a strong
enough wind?... 8-)
It's still weight, lift, drag, and thrust, though, whether it flies like a
kite or an airplane.
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