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Old 11th May 2007, 21:23
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L Peacock
 
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yeah but no but yeah but no but...

an aeroplane isn't an object rotating on a frictionless bearing, it's a body with mass travelling with a velocity of +350kts which in my example is accelerated to -350kts, deriving this acceleration from the properties of the atmosphere around it.

If it was a vehicle in frictionless space, it would fire a rocket motor, still consuming energy.

However, I've had a bottle and a half of wine now and sense I'm going to lose this one.
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