Question to Mxmanic

writes:

Did you use Microsoft Air Simulator to do this?

You haven't answered my question.

OK, now wave your hand through a real fluid, I'd suggest water.

Did it feel the same as waving your hand through air?

If you look in books on aerodynamics, you'll find that air is effectively an
incompressible fluid at low speeds, such as those encountered in small
aircraft. It isn't until you get to the transonic range that compression
starts to be an issue, and the rules change substantially at and beyond the
speed of sound.

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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

Did you use Microsoft Air Simulator to do this?

You haven't answered my question.

What question?

OK, now wave your hand through a real fluid, I'd suggest water.

Did it feel the same as waving your hand through air?

If you look in books on aerodynamics, you'll find that air is effectively an
incompressible fluid at low speeds, such as those encountered in small
aircraft. It isn't until you get to the transonic range that compression
starts to be an issue, and the rules change substantially at and beyond the
speed of sound.

Have you ever looked in a book?

--
Jim Pennino

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Anthony, my boy, your interpretation is incorrect. At Mach, the air has
compressed as much as it can, which is why it takes so much energy to
force a solid object through Mach. You have the concepts reversed in
your head.

Rip

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

Did you use Microsoft Air Simulator to do this?

You haven't answered my question.

OK, now wave your hand through a real fluid, I'd suggest water.

Did it feel the same as waving your hand through air?

If you look in books on aerodynamics, you'll find that air is effectively an
incompressible fluid at low speeds, such as those encountered in small
aircraft. It isn't until you get to the transonic range that compression
starts to be an issue, and the rules change substantially at and beyond the
speed of sound.

rq3 writes:

Anthony, my boy, your interpretation is incorrect. At Mach, the air has
compressed as much as it can, which is why it takes so much energy to
force a solid object through Mach.

If it were compressed as much as it could be, it would be a liquid.

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In rec.aviation.piloting Mxsmanic wrote:
rq3 writes:

Anthony, my boy, your interpretation is incorrect. At Mach, the air has
compressed as much as it can, which is why it takes so much energy to
force a solid object through Mach.

If it were compressed as much as it could be, it would be a liquid.

Yet another (almost) true but worthless statement and semantic game.

You are really good at playing semantic games.

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Jim Pennino

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Wrong yet again! Wow, you're batting 1000! Most of the gases in air
require cooling in addition to compression to liquefy.

Rip

Mxsmanic wrote:
rq3 writes:

Anthony, my boy, your interpretation is incorrect. At Mach, the air has
compressed as much as it can, which is why it takes so much energy to
force a solid object through Mach.

If it were compressed as much as it could be, it would be a liquid.

Again, actually he doesn't.

mike

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Anthony, my boy, your interpretation is incorrect. At Mach, the air has
compressed as much as it can, which is why it takes so much energy to
force a solid object through Mach. You have the concepts reversed in your
head.

Rip

If you look in books on aerodynamics, you'll find that air is effectively
an
incompressible fluid at low speeds, such as those encountered in small
aircraft. It isn't until you get to the transonic range that compression
starts to be an issue, and the rules change substantially at and beyond
the
speed of sound.