Holy crap I think you figured it out!!! I'm gonna be ri....I mean, YOU'RE gonna be rich.

 

 

It still won't fly.

 

As long as you can keep your airspeed high enough for the plane to fly, a strong tailwind will just increase your groundspeed. Airspeed and groundspeed are two different things altogether all based on air density, temperature, and ofcourse, the wind.

 

don't worry guys the answer will be revealed at 8CST/9EST next wednesday night on Mythbusters....

 

 

Thats what I thought.

 

22 hours and only 2 pages? You all disappoint me. I figured I'd find at least 1 broken juke box and a couple bar stools in mid-flight.


Oh yeah, here's a teaser:

http://dsc.discovery.com/video/?play...eId=1344511100

 

Then you fly backwards. It just like the energizer bunny he keeps going and going and going unless you put the batteries in backwards the he keeps coming and coming and coming

 

Well, the MythBusters test is going to be pretty useless given that it's impossible to create the parameters of the scenario. These types of "problems" are given to Engineering students to get them to use the skills they learned and then apply them in debate to support their findings. There is no way to come up with the answer other than knowing the existing laws of physics. Those laws say that there will be no lift generated. Not being able to run a conveyor with a 100% balanced exponential increase opposing the force of the thrush is whats going to blow the whole test out of the water. This sure is fun isnt it?