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Originally Posted by High Wing Drifter
What about the other one I've seen doing the rounds:
If an aircraft is in flight and inside it, a bird is also in flight, does the aircraft feel the weight of the bird?
Sombebody's answer: No
CN- not necessarily, it all depends.
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Originally Posted by distaff_beancounter
And If the aircraft is flying at, say, 500 kts and the bird has a max speed of 100 kts - will the bird manage to fly from the back to the front of the aircraft?
Sombebody's answer: Yes
CN - again, not necessarily, it all depends. Like the truck driver with a load of birds in the back who had difficulty in climbing a hill, so banged on the back to get the birds to fly and reduce the effective weight. It all depends . . .
Chris N.