Have you ever wondered how mega-ton airplanes stay airborne? A wonder of science, for sure. But more precisely, it’s a byproduct of Newton’s Laws of Physics.
“Airplanes stay in the air because of one simple fact,” says Henry Reich. “There is no net force on them. And with no net force, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays that way.” Join Reich in this edition of minutephysics as he explains the phenomenon.
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Lillian Boyer, the famous American wingwalker, performs aerial stunts in this rare footage shot in the 1920s by Pathe Baby Film. A waitress, Boyer began her death-defying career in 1921 and had appeared in more than 350 shows by 1929, when federal regulations on low flying and unsafe planes forced her and other so-called “barnstormers” into retirement.
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Welcome aboard Air Whittle. Bill Whittle brings you a detailed description of what it takes to fly a jet from Los Angeles to New York City. While flying a modern jetliner is complicated, and difficult, it is done with amazing standards of safety. Hear the details on this Afterburner. H/T PJTV
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