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Originally Posted by thirdgenlxi
Dude, seriously!?!?! Where do you come up with this stuff??
No, the turbines do not move the air across the wings. Generally they're mounted UNDER the wings, and the outlet is BEHIND the wings. Some are even mounted in the back. Or how about a small plane with a single prop in front... how is that gonna move any are across the wings?? It's not even close
I don't know where you got this wacky idea that the engines are like a fan blowing air across the wings. THEY'RE NOT!! They have one purpose and one purpose only.... to move the plane forward. That is IT! Once the plane is moving forward, the surrounding air moving across the wings produces the lift
But since you want to argue.... by your logic, explain to me how this plane ever made it off the ground. Where's the turbines drawing the air across the wings?? Hmmmmm....
Seriously bro.... not trying to sound like a dick here or anything, but you might want to educate yourself a little bit on the subject matter before getting into an argument.... just sayin  |
Read my post above snappy. And I never said the turbines are needed to lift a plane, I was simply saying that the air the turbines draw across the wings aid to the lift. 1% maybe
If you strapped the plane down from the top and put it on a scale, spun up the turbines at full pop, would the plane weigh any less? If so, then there is some lift acting on the wings. Speaking of commerical jets with the turbines under the wings.