Mythbusters Episode

[JasonInAugusta]

Originally Posted by RedBullRockIt

FYI, I know exactly how it all works, I was just trying to make it simple for the layman to understand. The prop creates airflow which not only moves the plane forward, but also strikes the bottom of the wing and elevator (control surfaces) adding to the forces lifting the plane at lower speeds, or even sitting still.

We can argue whether the terms all day long and it's not exactly a new argument in aviation, so i'll stay away from that, but I will clarify, I was just trying to make it easier for others to understand.

I've got it now as well...feel like an idiot for being so fixated on lift generated by forward movement and thinking the plane should stay in place on the treadmill.

That's my one mistake for 2008.

[RedBullRockIt]

Not even a mistake...it's just easy to not understand the physics of flight as they don't exactly apply in most situations we're involved in.

[JasonInAugusta]

Maybe so, but I fly RC planes almost daily. I should've been all over that.

[RedBullRockIt]

Originally Posted by JasonInAugusta

Maybe so, but I fly RC planes almost daily.

R/C planes defy physics...I swear, I'm blown away every time I see modern R/C planes fly! Just as cool, or even cooler is the good R/C helo guys!