Monday, July 23, 2007

Supersonic Balancing Act


Physic of the flying objects involves the interesting problems, and engineers must solve them. One of the most important problem is Balance. Concorde must keep its Central Gravity (CG) with in the certain limits in spite of flight attendants moving heavy serving carts and people walking around inside in. Added to that is the problem that center of lift of the wings moves back several feet as the plane nears the speed of sound, so CG must be shifted along with it. To do this, a system of pumps and fuel lines moves fuel between the fore and aft fuselage fuel tanks.

SMART QUESTIONS: Why concord nose is down when it is landing?

previews Q's answer : nose is down when it is landing, because pilot has to see the ranway...


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