New theory of flight released Sept 2004

How does this comport with the theory of lift gnomes? As everyone knows,
lift gnomes reside on the upper surface of the wing (which ever side is "up"
at the moment) and derive nourishment from exhaust gases. When throttle is
added, the gnomes get stronger and lift the airplane into the air...the
reverse is true when power is reduced. Which side of the airfoil is "up" is
immaterial.

Most maneuvers can be explained by the lift gnome theory.

Bob Gardner
"Mark Oliver" wrote in message
. ..
The current theory of flight is based upon the Bernoulli's Principal, the
pressure of a fluid (liquid or gas) decreases at points where the speed of
the fluid increases. The airfoil is designed to increase the velocity of
the airflow above its surface, thereby decreasing pressure above the
airfoil. Simultaneously, the impact of the air on the lower surface of the
airfoil increases the pressure below. This combination of pressure
decrease
above and increase below produces lift. Pressure is reduced due to the
smaller space the air has above the wing than below. Air cannot go through
the wing, so it must push around it. The surface air molecules push
between
the wing and outer layers of air. Due to the bump of the airfoil, the
space
is smaller and the molecules must go faster.

THIS HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM - specifically inverted flight. The current
theory
of flight utilizing the Bernoulli's Principal is only applicable to normal
level flight. However, we know and observe that inverted flight is
possible. Thus, the Bernoulli's Principal is no longer applicable to
inverted flight, so there must be another theory that supports flight, be
it
level or inverted.

The new theory of flight is based upon the new theory of Gravitational
Vector Force (released Sept 2004). Utilizing Newton's laws that equal
opposite force is generated at right angles, be it applied at once or
successively, and if the angle is oblique (slanted) a new force is
generated. Then inverted flight is possible as force is always generated
at
right angles, and this is towards the ground in all cases. The net
difference between the initial velocity and resistance force generated at
the leading edge at right angles (downwards) creates a new force called
Gravitational Vector Force, and it travels in the opposite direction
(upwards) to maintain balance, impacting the bottom of the wing. The wing
becomes less efficient in inverted flight due to the design of the
airfoil,
however it is still possible.

This new theory of flight also supports the following;
1) the new force manifests at a faster rate than initial velocity, hence
the
wing becomes more efficient at faster speeds
2) As you extend spoilers and flaps at the leading and trailing edges, the
bottom of the wing now becomes "cupped" like a satellite dish, and able to
capture more Gravitational Vector Force, creating more lift

You may read more about this new theory at www.threexd.com

Mark Oliver

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...
How does this comport with the theory of lift gnomes? As everyone
knows, lift gnomes reside on the upper surface of the wing (which ever
side is "up" at the moment) and derive nourishment from exhaust gases.
When throttle is added, the gnomes get stronger and lift the airplane
into the air...the reverse is true when power is reduced. Which side
of the airfoil is "up" is immaterial.

Most maneuvers can be explained by the lift gnome theory.

Bob Gardner

In addition...............from a fine friend of mine in engineering at
NASA
"
The Emerging Science of Lift Demons
Abstract- Advanced formal study of Lift has become respectable as its
radical
tenets undergo controlled experimental confirmation. As in other
difficult
fields, theorists rely on gut intuition, finding beauty in simplicity,
in
formulating grant proposals.



Introduction to Lift Demons
Ariel: "...I come
To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly,
To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride
On the curled clouds, to thy strong bidding task
Ariel and all his quality." [SHKSPR]Graham E. Laucht
posted the following helpful
overview of Lift-
[Discussion Thread] Discuss "the hump on top of the wing that produces
lift" ...
Definitely Lift Demons, they wait unseen near the downwind end of the
runway and
hop on for the ride dismounting again on landing ready for the next
plane.
That's why taking off from the other end (looking into the big end of
the
windsock) can be tricky.
It's also why air traffic control regulates arrivals and departures
especially
in areas where there is a lack of lift demons. Like at large
international
airports where the supply of them and baggage carts is limited.
They are very sensitive to poor pilotage and can easily fall off the
wing if a
pilot lifts the nose too much whilst going slowly. A slightly roughened
surfaces
helps them to stay on longer.
Originally discovered and bred in captivity by a certain Mr Bernoulli
which
accounts for why early attempts at manned flight were often so
unsuccessful.
Being air breathing creatures they are not found at very high altitudes,
they
don't like it much when the wings are icy or dirty which seems fair
enough.
Male demons outnumber females by approximately three to one and are
predominantly found on the mainwing topsides whilst the females, which
can only
push, are found on the underside of wings and tailplanes. The males find
it
fairly easy to "pull" the females due to the imbalance in numbers. A
favourite
area for congregating males is near the wing's hump where the view is
often
better. Known scientifically as humping. Humping can be controlled by
the pilot
by raising and lowering flags at the wing ends to signify the end he
would like
them to pull hardest. The female of the species being on the undersides
are
often kept in the dark especially about the cost impact of aviation.
Demons are
sexually very active and have it away near the wing tips. Demon spawn
can
sometimes be seen streaming off the tips in a conical cocoon.
Kitbuilders generally find enough in the box for the first flight,
however
builders of porkies might not have enough to fly properly.
Neutered Demons are called vacuum and are useful for keeping coffee
warm. An
excess of neutered demons can cause breathing difficulties and should
have a
government health warning attached.
Research into demon I.Q.s shows lift demons have no comprehension
whatsoever of
what a downwind turn is.



Real NASA Wonks Discuss Lift Demons in Drag; and Stalling.
Mary Shafer ) explains lift:
--the real, intuitively-obvious-even-to-the-lay-person explanation of
lift.
People, lift is caused by lift demons. These little, invisible demons
hold on to
the leading and trailing edges of the aircraft and lift it into the air
by
flapping their wings (so, in a reductionist sense, lift is actually
caused by
feathers). Some of the demons are a little confused and they hold on
backwards,
causing drag.
The reason that planes stall at high alpha is that the leading edge
demons get
scared and let go when they can't see the ground anymore.
Lift demons have good taste and don't like to look at ugly aircraft, so
they
hold on backwards on ugly planes. That's why gliders have so much lift
and so
little drag and why F-4s have lots of drag.
John Wolter ) asked: What I would like is a
simple
*intuitive* explanation of what causes lift on a lift demon's wing.
(Here we go
again... ;-) )
Mary Shafer ) replied: Feathers. The
multiple
filaments on feathers trap the air molecules and they struggle to
escape, which
causes the action-reaction that we call lift. Bat wings don't have
feathers but
they're hairy and that works just about as well (air molecules are a
little
claustrophobic).



Once too often bitten milking demons for research, Dave Santos
) kindly tackles annoying questions by lay-people.
Can Lift Demons be held securely?
Stupid question. The little monsters are trapped in bags, for balloon or
airship
use, but escape given any opportunity. Instead of captivity, winged
aircraft are
designed to entice the demons to visit. This is not easy since they
abandon
common aircraft on very weak pretexts. For example, lift demons enjoy
engine
roar and go elsewhere when this noise stops.
Birds are so lucky. They just waggle their wings to signal a desire to
fly and
the demons eagerly bear them aloft (Penguins, an exception, are
associated with
ice, which lift demons hate. See [Grahm] (above). Other flightless birds
are
overweight, a condition despised by lift demons (see [Grahm]
("porkies")), and
[Santos] (below)). Note that bird feathers are merely ornaments evolved
to
attract demons, whose own "feathers" are the true source of lift
[Shafer]
(above).
True enough, lift demons are held by cables or chain, as in elevators
and
hoists, and in pillars and walls, by applied weight, but such abuse
ruins them
for flight (ordinary stairs cage lift demons such that, conditions
permitting,
they are heard to groan underfoot).



How Do Lift Demons Get Away WithDefying Gravity?
Lift demons are the ******* offspring of "Gravity Wells", who tolerate
the
defiant demons without acknowledging them. The rest of us risk "falling"
afoul
of these vengeful G wells, except those who flee fast enough (popularly
usage:
Escape Velocity) and far enough to also defy Gravity (slang-
"weightlessness").
Lift demons try to drop anything heavy, out of deep resentment.



What about the Sound Barrier?
What about it? Dumbest question yet... Under proper conditions, lift
demons
penetrate either sound or unsound barriers.



Tibetan-
mkha' rgyu'i yi dwags - air-dwelling hungry ghost / preta, hungry ghost
living in the air
mkha' la rgyu ba'i yi dwags - the pretas living in the air. Coming
Soon: Lift Demons and the FAA.



DRAFT// Grant Proposal- Just 8 million dollars is requested for the
formal study
of Lift by field experiment, and over the Internet (from Tahiti!). With
jet
travel and modern communications, Tahiti is no longer a paradigm
obstacle. It is
anticipated that native lift demons, as explored with state-of-the-art
frizbees,
kites, hang-gliders, and yachts, will display a high Q factor.
Phase I (5 yr. min) will result in a completed Abstract of Phase II, a
proposal
for increased funding.

Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Flight Instructor/Aerobatics/Retired

Gee, I better start ground school again.

I always thought lift demons were actually pushing the Earth from underneath
the airplanes when you pointed the empennage downward. (Although it might be
still the case here in Canada. We are a weird bunch up here, anyways...)



"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...
How does this comport with the theory of lift gnomes? As everyone knows,
lift gnomes reside on the upper surface of the wing (which ever side is
"up" at the moment) and derive nourishment from exhaust gases. When
throttle is added, the gnomes get stronger and lift the airplane into the
air...the reverse is true when power is reduced. Which side of the
airfoil is "up" is immaterial.

Most maneuvers can be explained by the lift gnome theory.

Bob Gardner

In addition...............from a fine friend of mine in engineering at
NASA
"
The Emerging Science of Lift Demons
Abstract- Advanced formal study of Lift has become respectable as its
radical
tenets undergo controlled experimental confirmation. As in other difficult
fields, theorists rely on gut intuition, finding beauty in simplicity, in
formulating grant proposals.



Introduction to Lift Demons
Ariel: "...I come
To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly,
To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride
On the curled clouds, to thy strong bidding task
Ariel and all his quality." [SHKSPR]Graham E. Laucht
posted the following helpful
overview of Lift-
[Discussion Thread] Discuss "the hump on top of the wing that produces
lift" ...
Definitely Lift Demons, they wait unseen near the downwind end of the
runway and
hop on for the ride dismounting again on landing ready for the next plane.
That's why taking off from the other end (looking into the big end of the
windsock) can be tricky.
It's also why air traffic control regulates arrivals and departures
especially
in areas where there is a lack of lift demons. Like at large international
airports where the supply of them and baggage carts is limited.
They are very sensitive to poor pilotage and can easily fall off the wing
if a
pilot lifts the nose too much whilst going slowly. A slightly roughened
surfaces
helps them to stay on longer.
Originally discovered and bred in captivity by a certain Mr Bernoulli
which
accounts for why early attempts at manned flight were often so
unsuccessful.
Being air breathing creatures they are not found at very high altitudes,
they
don't like it much when the wings are icy or dirty which seems fair
enough.
Male demons outnumber females by approximately three to one and are
predominantly found on the mainwing topsides whilst the females, which can
only
push, are found on the underside of wings and tailplanes. The males find
it
fairly easy to "pull" the females due to the imbalance in numbers. A
favourite
area for congregating males is near the wing's hump where the view is
often
better. Known scientifically as humping. Humping can be controlled by the
pilot
by raising and lowering flags at the wing ends to signify the end he would
like
them to pull hardest. The female of the species being on the undersides
are
often kept in the dark especially about the cost impact of aviation.
Demons are
sexually very active and have it away near the wing tips. Demon spawn can
sometimes be seen streaming off the tips in a conical cocoon.
Kitbuilders generally find enough in the box for the first flight, however
builders of porkies might not have enough to fly properly.
Neutered Demons are called vacuum and are useful for keeping coffee warm.
An
excess of neutered demons can cause breathing difficulties and should have
a
government health warning attached.
Research into demon I.Q.s shows lift demons have no comprehension
whatsoever of
what a downwind turn is.



Real NASA Wonks Discuss Lift Demons in Drag; and Stalling.
Mary Shafer ) explains lift:
--the real, intuitively-obvious-even-to-the-lay-person explanation of
lift.
People, lift is caused by lift demons. These little, invisible demons hold
on to
the leading and trailing edges of the aircraft and lift it into the air by
flapping their wings (so, in a reductionist sense, lift is actually caused
by
feathers). Some of the demons are a little confused and they hold on
backwards,
causing drag.
The reason that planes stall at high alpha is that the leading edge demons
get
scared and let go when they can't see the ground anymore.
Lift demons have good taste and don't like to look at ugly aircraft, so
they
hold on backwards on ugly planes. That's why gliders have so much lift and
so
little drag and why F-4s have lots of drag.
John Wolter ) asked: What I would like is a
simple
*intuitive* explanation of what causes lift on a lift demon's wing. (Here
we go
again... ;-) )
Mary Shafer ) replied: Feathers. The multiple
filaments on feathers trap the air molecules and they struggle to escape,
which
causes the action-reaction that we call lift. Bat wings don't have
feathers but
they're hairy and that works just about as well (air molecules are a
little
claustrophobic).



Once too often bitten milking demons for research, Dave Santos
) kindly tackles annoying questions by lay-people.
Can Lift Demons be held securely?
Stupid question. The little monsters are trapped in bags, for balloon or
airship
use, but escape given any opportunity. Instead of captivity, winged
aircraft are
designed to entice the demons to visit. This is not easy since they
abandon
common aircraft on very weak pretexts. For example, lift demons enjoy
engine
roar and go elsewhere when this noise stops.
Birds are so lucky. They just waggle their wings to signal a desire to fly
and
the demons eagerly bear them aloft (Penguins, an exception, are associated
with
ice, which lift demons hate. See [Grahm] (above). Other flightless birds
are
overweight, a condition despised by lift demons (see [Grahm] ("porkies")),
and
[Santos] (below)). Note that bird feathers are merely ornaments evolved to
attract demons, whose own "feathers" are the true source of lift [Shafer]
(above).
True enough, lift demons are held by cables or chain, as in elevators and
hoists, and in pillars and walls, by applied weight, but such abuse ruins
them
for flight (ordinary stairs cage lift demons such that, conditions
permitting,
they are heard to groan underfoot).



How Do Lift Demons Get Away WithDefying Gravity?
Lift demons are the ******* offspring of "Gravity Wells", who tolerate the
defiant demons without acknowledging them. The rest of us risk "falling"
afoul
of these vengeful G wells, except those who flee fast enough (popularly
usage:
Escape Velocity) and far enough to also defy Gravity (slang-
"weightlessness").
Lift demons try to drop anything heavy, out of deep resentment.



What about the Sound Barrier?
What about it? Dumbest question yet... Under proper conditions, lift
demons
penetrate either sound or unsound barriers.



Tibetan-
mkha' rgyu'i yi dwags - air-dwelling hungry ghost / preta, hungry ghost
living in the air
mkha' la rgyu ba'i yi dwags - the pretas living in the air. Coming
Soon: Lift Demons and the FAA.



DRAFT// Grant Proposal- Just 8 million dollars is requested for the formal
study
of Lift by field experiment, and over the Internet (from Tahiti!). With
jet
travel and modern communications, Tahiti is no longer a paradigm obstacle.
It is
anticipated that native lift demons, as explored with state-of-the-art
frizbees,
kites, hang-gliders, and yachts, will display a high Q factor.
Phase I (5 yr. min) will result in a completed Abstract of Phase II, a
proposal
for increased funding.

Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Flight Instructor/Aerobatics/Retired

"Apa" wrote in message
...
Gee, I better start ground school again.

I always thought lift demons were actually pushing the Earth from
underneath the airplanes when you pointed the empennage downward.
(Although it might be still the case here in Canada. We are a weird
bunch up here, anyways...)

Hesitation point rolls are a lot of fun for a pilot watching lift
demons. It's an absolute riot to watch them scramble off the wings and
onto the fuselage then back again as the roll progresses. The most I've
ever been able to disturb them this way was 16.
Australian lift demons can't seem to figure out which side of the wing
to climb onto when they're here in the states, but they get even when
ours opt for an outback vacation on their time shares.
:-)
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Flight Instructor/Aerobatics/Retired

On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 at 21:21:26 in message
. net, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

"Apa" wrote in message
...
Gee, I better start ground school again.

I always thought lift demons were actually pushing the Earth from
underneath the airplanes when you pointed the empennage downward.
(Although it might be still the case here in Canada. We are a weird
bunch up here, anyways...)

Hesitation point rolls are a lot of fun for a pilot watching lift
demons. It's an absolute riot to watch them scramble off the wings and
onto the fuselage then back again as the roll progresses. The most I've
ever been able to disturb them this way was 16.
Australian lift demons can't seem to figure out which side of the wing
to climb onto when they're here in the states, but they get even when
ours opt for an outback vacation on their time shares.

I actually wrote something almost serious about this amazing 'new'
theory, but most posters have dealt with it so much better that I shall
leave it as a draft.

I love the lift demons, although my aerodynamics lecturer did not give
me a good grounding in them I am afraid. Next time Dudley you must tell
me more. Are they related to the RAF's Gremlins? They were good and
bad. The good ones helped hold badly damaged aircraft together until
after they landed in WW2.

--
David CL Francis

Hi David;

The RAF Gremlins I think were the brainchild of Roald Dahl, who wrote a
book featuring them in the early forties I think. I remember an artist
painting for the book showing the little buggers climbing all over a
Spitfire.
Bader loved the gremlins. DB blamed everything on them including
whispering in Keith Park's left ear while he was sleeping that "big
wings were good policy for fighter command! :-)
.. He even nicknamed one of the Germans at Colditz after them.
I'd say the Gremlins are pretty much in the same league as the lift
demons, but I think their work was a bit more mischievous!! :-)
Dudley

"David CL Francis" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 at 21:21:26 in message
. net, Dudley
Henriques wrote:

"Apa" wrote in message
...
Gee, I better start ground school again.

I always thought lift demons were actually pushing the Earth from
underneath the airplanes when you pointed the empennage downward.
(Although it might be still the case here in Canada. We are a weird
bunch up here, anyways...)

Hesitation point rolls are a lot of fun for a pilot watching lift
demons. It's an absolute riot to watch them scramble off the wings and
onto the fuselage then back again as the roll progresses. The most
I've
ever been able to disturb them this way was 16.
Australian lift demons can't seem to figure out which side of the wing
to climb onto when they're here in the states, but they get even when
ours opt for an outback vacation on their time shares.

I actually wrote something almost serious about this amazing 'new'
theory, but most posters have dealt with it so much better that I
shall leave it as a draft.

I love the lift demons, although my aerodynamics lecturer did not give
me a good grounding in them I am afraid. Next time Dudley you must
tell me more. Are they related to the RAF's Gremlins? They were good
and bad. The good ones helped hold badly damaged aircraft together
until after they landed in WW2.

--
David CL Francis

Dudley Henriques wrote:

I'd say the Gremlins are pretty much in the same league as the lift
demons, but I think their work was a bit more mischievous!! :-)

One of the British pilots said that the Gremlins were little imps who "got behind the
panel, disconnected the 'gear-up' warning, and then moved the undercart lever back to
up when you were nicely established on final. After the dust settled down, they
reconnected the warning, jumped up on top of the panel, stuck their tongues out at
you, and left you to explain the mess to your C.O."

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have
been looking for it.

While the general aviation community is for the most part unaware of the
vital role played by Lift Demons, the FAA has for a long time taken them
into consideration when formulating Federal Aviation Regulations. In fact,
understanding the needs and wants of Lift Demons greatly helps in
understanding many of the rules that the FAA has introduced over the years
(which otherwise make little sense to the average pilot).

For example as it turns out there are two types of Lift Demons. Bird Demons
and Bat Demons. Bat Demons are blind because they evolved along side bats in
caves, they also have sticky feet which help them to grip onto the more
slippery wings of bats. Now, when man first took to the skies, it was on the
wings of bird demons (Seagull demons to be exact in Kittyhawk). However,
before long some bright sparks decided that unlike birds man would fly his
airplanes inside clouds (not something that birds usually do - I mean have
you ever seen a bird inside a cloud ?). Straight away there was a problem.
Bird Demons need to be able to see where they are going and when they can't
see they get scared and quickly jump off the plane - causing unfortunate
accidents. Should you every fly into a cloud by mistake - quickly start a
180 degree turn to get out of it before the Lift Demons panic. However,
before long a solution was found, Bat Demons, being blind didn't panic
inside a cloud, they didn't need to see in order to keep the lift working.
As a bonus, their sticky feet helped them grip wet slippery wings which is
common when inside a cloud. However, there are not very many Bat Demons (at
least compared to Bird Demons) so you need to make sure some Bat Demons are
waiting for your plane at the runway before you take off if you are planning
on flying into a cloud. The FAA realized this and created the Air Traffic
Control system to facilitate the timely coordination of Bat Demons and
planes. And that is why FAR 91.173 exists

Sec. 91.173

ATC clearance and flight plan required.

No person may operate an aircraft in controlled airspace under IFR unless
that person has--
(a) Filed an IFR flight plan; and
(b) Received an appropriate ATC clearance.

You see, when you file an IFR flight plan the flight service station
computer sends a message to the nearest colony of Bat Demons telling them
where and when they will be needed. Actually, the demons we all know that
live inside computers can communicate directly with their demon brothers -
so the Bat demons don't need their own computers. The Bat Demons don't
always turn up on time, which is why you can't actually take-off until ATC
sees the Bat Demons arrive and issue your IFR release. Sometimes, when the
weather is really bad and lots of planes want to fly in the clouds, there
are not enough Bat Demons to go around and you have to wait a long time on
the ground for some to arrive.

It all starts to make sense when you think about it. Bird Demons don't even
like getting close to clouds. That is why you always have to ask ATC for
Special VFR, this gives them a chance to call up at least a few Bat Demons,
to keep all the other Demons calm as you fly close too the (but not in) the
clouds. Class bravo airspace has so many big jets flying with lots of Bat
Demons that there is always a few extra around which lets you get closer to
the clouds as well.