12-12-2007, 03:35 PM
mikeh Wrote:How do you explain this though. This plane is generating all of its lift from the single prop.
Planes hang on the prop because they push enough air to overcome the weight of the craft. Without some way of moving into the vertical attitude, the plane on the belt conveyor could never lift it's nose, unless it was a vectored thrust system (Harrier, etc.). Real prop planes cannot just full throttle, pull back on the stick, and take off vertically. Some fighter jets could if you set them on an incline and launched them. They have more thrust than weight so they can climb vertically (essentially a rocket).