Author Topic: F4U- Am I missing something here? (Read 1188 times)

Duckwing6 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2000, 08:39:00 AM »

To get back to topic... the F4U should be the fastest (initial) accelerating aircraft (in a dive) in AH .. because the form drag at slow speed is low and induced drag can be as low as almost zero when you unload the airplane , then it is HEAVY, and has the biggest engine/prop combination (initial thrust)...

Ripsnort · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2000, 08:47:00 AM »

DUCKWING6, THANK YOU! That's what I was trying to relate! Now, this IS beta, but I thought I'd bring it to light (I'm sure someone before me has) again, so it is not left out in future 'tweaking' of FM's.

fats · « **Reply #17 on:** January 06, 2000, 03:06:00 PM »

What about ping pong balls? It really gets interesting if you take a regular ping pong ball and one that is filled with sand, then drop them in a vacuum. Which will bounce higher?

//fats

Vermillion · « **Reply #18 on:** January 06, 2000, 06:36:00 PM »

oh god... not the ping pong ball debate

AHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh <runs away very fast>

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Duckwing6 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2000, 03:25:00 AM »

heheh i can't figure why everybody is so interested in feathers and ping-pong balls beeing dropped on some(thing/one) in VACUUM ... maybe some are reffering on their head's inside

BBGunn · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2000, 06:22:00 PM »

It's the "GRAVITY" of the situation here.
Gravity (the Black Knight or Sir Issac) is always there and it is constant. You can't just conveniently cancel it out. Weight matters a hell of a lot. Why do you guys think that AC builders go to such lengths to keep planes light? Anyway as already stated a heavy like a P47 or F4U would have good initial dive acceleration because it weighs quite a bit. Thus, F4U's could dive away from zeros etc. Again- when climbing they go up slower than the lighter craft. GRAVITY!

Minotaur · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2000, 06:30:00 PM »

Fats;

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What about ping pong balls? It really gets interesting if you take a regular ping pong ball and one that is filled with sand, then drop them in a vacuum. Which will bounce higher?

Tsk-Tsk...

The one filled with sand of course. The one with air in it will explode as soon as it is under enough vacuum.

Mino

Apeboy · « **Reply #22 on:** January 07, 2000, 06:36:00 PM »

Where's my advil? This is makin my head hurt.

Duckwing6 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2000, 04:00:00 AM »

advil ? NO you man an ANVIL heheh then let's test that gravity thing again

long live Isaac...

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2000, 05:31:00 AM »

LOL DW6! The first time I read it that's what I thought he said. I had to re-read it because I failed to see how an "anvil" would make his head stop hurting... without a sledge hammer that is.