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Forum: Tech Log

14th Sep 2017, 22:44

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Increasig Atmospheric Pressure

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Posted By Chu Chu

That's interesting (though we're getting a little...

That's interesting (though we're getting a little far afield). In general, the gravitational mass of a sphere acts as if it's concentrated at the center of a sphere. And the atmosphere is part of...

Forum: Tech Log

13th Sep 2017, 22:33

Replies: 28

Increasig Atmospheric Pressure

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Posted By Chu Chu

Accounting for the weight of the air displaced by...

Accounting for the weight of the air displaced by an aircraft sitting on the runway has me stumped for a minute. But it made a lot more sense if I imagined that the aircraft was a slightly...

Forum: Tech Log

4th Sep 2017, 12:09

Replies: 28

Increasig Atmospheric Pressure

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Posted By Chu Chu

As an extension of the nautical analogy, imagine...

As an extension of the nautical analogy, imagine a toy submarine at neutral buoyancy circling, submerged, in a bucket of water on a scale. Now replace some of the air inside the submarine with lead,...

Forum: Tech Log

3rd Sep 2017, 16:46

Replies: 28

Increasig Atmospheric Pressure

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Posted By Chu Chu

I'm pretty sure the atmosphere's already big...

I'm pretty sure the atmosphere's already big enough to hold the aircraft when it's sitting at the gate.

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