BryceM
Your xxx makes yyy% of zzz explanation, as a mounting-point breakdown of the total forces between engine and airframe makes absolute sense.
I suspect I was overinterpreting the earlier statements about inlet-engine-nozzle thrust ratios in the thread.
Your note on forward force on the increasing diameter inlet is the exact point I was trying to make described a `receding ramp' in the second paragraph of my post headed `urban myths' on 3 July.
I suspect most of any perceived disagreement is simply a scientist-vs-engineer culture clash, where my natural approach is to break down the system into simplified model bits, while an engineer probably wants to begin an explanation with that includes some carefully-wrought details of the finely-honed complete system.
Last edited by awblain; 6th Jul 2009 at 18:30.