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Old 2nd Jul 2001, 11:57
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Zeke
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Airtaxi,

To answer your original question the weight (a vector quantity) due to effects of gravity on the mass of the blades remains unchanged.

Lu,

What JT & Pie have been saying is true, a few other ways to convince yourself …

Take a wheel off your push bike, spin it up and see if it gets any lighter....




[This message has been edited by Zeke (edited 04 July 2001).]