The secret of flight

[bob10]

How on Earth do planes fly? ? Dr Karl's Great Moments In Science (ABC Science) (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/11/17/4351644.htm)

[Blknight.aus]

well for starters..

planes dont fly on earth, they fly in the air, flying on earth is more like driving or crashing depending on your angle of attack.

and I call bull dust.

flying is just a case of throwing yourself at the ground and missing. Doing it in a plane is just the same thing but sharing your ability with others by doing it in a (generally) multi ton multi seat machine.

[bob10]

well for starters..

planes dont fly on earth, they fly in the air, flying on earth is more like driving or crashing depending on your angle of attack.

and I call bull dust.

flying is just a case of throwing yourself at the ground and missing. Doing it in a plane is just the same thing but sharing your ability with others by doing it in a (generally) multi ton multi seat machine.

Landing is a controlled crash. The rest is physics [ or dumb luck]