Question.. If a seaplane is taking off from a river...

[txrandom]

If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

 

[gwrober]

No. Air movement over the wings causes lift, so if the plane cannot get the speed to create such lift, it will not lift....

 

[thirdeye]

Stop this non-sense!

 

[Scarpozzi]

It depends on whether or not there's a waterfall on that particular river.

 

[MichaelD]

On every other Tuesday, during the Lurid Full Moonset (look it up in Farmer's Almanac) the plane will take off, but ONLY backwards! It's a wingliftlet article function. A classic brain-buster, for sure.








































do your own damn homework, you lazy slug.

 

[Brainonska511]

Isn't this just the same as the conveyor belt/airplane question?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
It depends on whether or not there's a waterfall on that particular river.

It also depends if Maverick is piloting the plane or not.

 

[Todd33]

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

No motion relative to the air, no lift = sit and waste gas.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Maybe, because there is a lot more drag from the water on a seaplane than you get with wheels on a runway.

 

[bobdelt]

what if there were 200 mph winds and it was the winter solstice and friday the 13th?

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

 

[sswingle]

Oh god not again.

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

Turn the plane around, tard.

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

Did you miss the part about turning the plane?

 

[George P Burdell]

Not this sh!t again!

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

Turn the plane around, tard.

And the river will still be flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Apply throttle to full. Problem solved.

And no, this is not the same as the conveyor belt problem as the seaplane is directly connected.

But the best solution is to BAN you

 

[gsethi]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

Turn the plane around, tard.

And the river will still be flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

RIVER---->
<-----PLANE
No Fly.

RIVER----->
PLANE----->
(Turn the Plane around) Yes Fly.

 

[alien42]

conveyor belts > rivers

 

[Hyperlite]

no. stop it.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Originally posted by: bobdelt
what if there were 200 mph winds and it was the winter solstice and friday the 13th?

Winter solstice is only the 21st or 22nd.

 

[Tiamat]

:roll:

 

[d3n]

Originally posted by: alien42
conveyor belts > rivers

But rivers have much more drag than a conveyor belt would.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: gsethi

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

Turn the plane around, tard.

And the river will still be flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

RIVER---->
<-----PLANE
No Fly.

RIVER----->
PLANE----->
(Turn the Plane around) Yes Fly.

So your answer is that the plane does not fly?