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Flightless Flier
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There was a research center in Des Moines, IA, with a special team of scientists. They were trying to design a perfect flying aircraft that was lightweight, strong, and fast. One of the researchers went to the head chief and proclaimed,"We have done it! We have created an aircraft with zero drag! Isn't this great?"
The chief stared at him and said plainly,"You think you created an aircraft with zero drag. Well, you obviously slept during physics class. Now go back and try again."
What's the matter?
The chief stared at him and said plainly,"You think you created an aircraft with zero drag. Well, you obviously slept during physics class. Now go back and try again."
What's the matter?
Answer
It is impossible to build an aircraft with zero drag. On Earth there is air, air is made of matter, any matter rubbing against other matter makes friction, and friction leads to drag. Also there are four forces that must be balanced in order for an aircraft to fly. The forces are: thrust, lift, gravity, and drag. If any one of these are missing, it is impossible to fly.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Good one Andrew, but I got it. These type of trivia are sometimes easy to overlook the obvious, you cant build that type of plane due to the missing components, lol!
Fun, but it was way too easy!
Please make another one, harder!
Please make another one, harder!
If it doesn't move, then it has 0 drag.
But then it isn't an aircraft
But then it isn't an aircraft
YOur teaser tile givves it way off...
it was fun but i didn't think that the teaser asked for enough of what you are asking
Simple.
The aircraft may not have actually had zero drag, but was it lightweight, strong and fast? The Head Chief may have just rejected exactly what he was looking for because the designer made a false claim regarding drag.
Still, the extra info about the forces of flight were interesting.
Still, the extra info about the forces of flight were interesting.
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