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Old 5th Jul 2000, 23:57
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You are all obviously well educated gentlemen and pilots, I use the term loosely for some of you
One question that has not been answered is what actually moves the aircraft.
For props, is it the vacuum ahead of the aircraft that is pulling, or the flow in the back pushing??
What about jets or fans?? Are the turbine blades or fans pulling the aircraft, and the resultant reaction is the thrust that we measure.