will the humming bird stay in the same place? or will the plane move around it?
(if you're having a hard time imagining it, imagine a humming bird hovering next to you're seat. the plane begins to move forward...does the humming bird stay next to you? or does it move backwards due to the fact that the plane is moving forward)
2006-11-26 13:27:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The hummingbird will start moving backwards because the plane is accelerating and unless the bird is moving forward, the bird's inertia will have it attempting to stay in place which is moving backwards.
But if you're talking about a non-accelerating plane that is moving at a constant velocity then the bird will stay in place.
2006-11-26 13:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by feanor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The plane is a cylinder filled with air. When the plane moves, the air will move too. The hummingbird is being supported by the air, so it will move forward with the plane.
However, because of the mass of its body, it will tend to move back slightly with the acceleration of the plane, in the same way that your body will be pressed back in the seat.
2006-11-26 13:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by langdonrjones 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you're standing in the aisle of a school bus that is driving 100 mph, let's say you jump ... if while you're in the air, the bus keeps going 100 mph, then you land in the same spot ... if while you're in the air, the bus slams on its brakes, you go flying through the winshield ... let's say this happens when the bus is driving 80 mph or 200 mph, same thing happens ... initial speed is not neccessary ... it's only the change in velocity (Acceleration or deceleration) ... let's say you're taking a curve really fast at 50 mph, the only way you will feel your body shifting in the seat is if you speed up or slow down ........ if the plane speeds up, the bird appears to "move backward", if the plane slows down, the bird will "move forward"
2006-11-26 14:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by codewordz_ball 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you sit in a car that is travelling at a speed of 55 mph and flip a coin and catch it...? You've just caught a coin that is moving at the speed of 55 mph...!
Hummingbird would stay in its place and as the plane moves forward, the hummingbird is moving toward the back of the plane (unless it sees the movement and tries to maintain same position within the plane).
2006-11-26 13:34:21 · answer #4 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Best Question I've seen all day.!!! Yes, a Harrier can, and so can the new US Joint Strike Fighters. But here is a good one, Can a Plane fly backwards? Yes. Say You are in a Cessna at 150 mph, and you fly into a 150 frontal wind, you would be still. Now, Let's say you flew close to a Hurricane with 200mph Winds, you would mantain flight, if you're good, but move backward at 50mph. It's fun, but I don't recommend it. M
2016-05-23 07:09:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the plane is closed as most are, it will move with the air in the plane which is moving with the plane and stay in one place.
The hummingbird is hovering due to flapping against the air. Think about it. When the plane takes off, does all the oxygen move to the back of the plane?
2006-11-26 13:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by krbmeister 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bird will have to apply some force on the air behind it with it's wings to accellerate in the direction of the movement to keep up.
A small amount of force will be applied by the air in the cabin that accellerates with the aircraft, but that would not be enough to cause sufficient accelleration.
Another situation where this occurs is when you are standing on a bus, and it accellerates. You have to apply some force, either by using a hand strap, or with your feet and legs to keep up with the bus's accelleration.
2006-11-26 13:40:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jimmy Dean 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the humming bird will stay in the same place. I don't know anything about physics but I was talking to the kids the other day about something similar. I mentioned how it was strange that even though a car could be traveling at 100kms per hour a fly can still just fly around inside with out having to actually fly at 100kms per hour itself to keep up. It really intrigues me.
2006-11-26 13:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by chezzy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if it is hovering in the same place, and not trying to move forward, it will go to the back of the plane and hit an air hostess.
2006-11-26 13:30:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if it is INSIDE the plane, it will go with you.
IF it is outside, yeah it goes backwards
lol you can think of a simpler way to imagine this...
say your driving on the highway and you throw a ball up in the air. does the ball stay in the same place or does it go back and smack you in the face? it stays with you.
If you throw a ball up in the air while a plane is taking off, it will stay in the same place too, as will the hummingbird.
2006-11-26 13:30:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋