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Old 13th Oct 2005, 19:51
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Smokey, you wrote

"In the example that you quoted, FLTLT Farnarkle's aircraft, whilst producing 35,000lbs of thrust, is producing absolutely ZERO Power whilst holding on the brakes,...."

I've always had trouble with similar statements. Would I be correct in suggesting that you mean that while certainly producing thrust, no power is being used ** to accelerate ** the aircraft. After all, there is added kinetic energy (of the air accelerated backwards), and heat energy (pardon the poor term) of the air and perhaps tires/brakes, hence the presence of power produced by the aircraft.
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