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Old 11-23-2005, 10:38 AM
fnord_too fnord_too is offline
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Default Re: think about this...

If a plane (specifically its wings) is traveling with zero speed with respect to the air, then there can be no lift. If the props are forcing air over the wings, there can be lift (though then the plane is not traveling with zero speed wrt the air, so we don't contradict the above). If you have some VTOL capabilities (really just VT) you could take off. I think in the scenario you described, you cannot, though I am not sure how much air the props push over the wings.

The discussion in this thread makes me think perhaps your phrasing is awkward.
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