Helicopter in a box....
Dear fellow PPruners,
Myself and my colleagues have been wondering about the following conundrum, and your help would be greatly appreciated...
Picture this - A Bell 206 in a huge cardboard box. The box, with the aircraft inside it is sitting on a massive pair of bathroom scales which show the weight of the helicopter plus that of the box. Now, the pilot is already inside the aircraft inside the box and lifts into a hover.
What do the bathroom scales show now???
We really want to know!
After several discussions with various people, we cannot come to a conclusion. Some people think the scales would show the same weight, others think they would show less.
Regards,
Fay-Slag