If an airplane is flying inside a huge weightless box, why can't it lift the box. extended addition?

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In many answers, I see you are you are assuming that the plane is not flying, or cannot fly. Cannot take off, Or that the box is too small etc. I will clarify some more.

How about this.... The weightless box is full of air, is the size of texas, has weather etc, and could be lifted by the airplane if the airplane were flying outside of the box...

Answer 1

Wow...A question for deep thinking...box / weightless / size of Texas...Hmm-m.

Well, assuming that the airplane can take off and fly in this box that is so very, very big, the airplane would climb to some appropriate altitude (max height of the box) and crash into the ceiling. Think of it as a fly in a trashcan scenario. The fly has no connectivity to the trash can (airplane to the weightless box) and when the fly hits one of the walls, it just smacks into it. The airplane is free to move inside the weightless box based upon its generated lift and forward motion from the engines onboard. No linkage is mentioned between the airplane and the mass of the box itself - such as a lifting rope, drag line, bungee cord, or what ever. So for all intents and purposes, the airplane is just going to stir up the air in the box as it flies around inside.

By the way, if you ever locate the builders of those weightless boxes, you should go to their factory and try to secure a contract for sale of them to all Air Freight and Overland Shipping companies in the USA. I am also curious where you will store this box that is the size of Texas...The property rent is going to cost you a real bundle.

Answer 2

Gosh, could it have something to do with the compression of the airstream, causing the lift of the plane. Perhaps that compression would have to be equal on the top and bottom of the box, thus keeping the box in place...

Answer 3

the tension of the tension that keeps the airplane in flight ought to be lifted(lifting tension has to equivalent the pushing down tension) as properly which will constantly equivalent the burden of the airplane. No distinctive than status interior a extensive cardboard field. you may't raise the field simply by fact your ft push down against the backside with equivalent tension on your raise.

Answer 4

the wings won't generate any lift, there will be no air moving over the wings to generate lift as the entire box is also moving along at the same velocity as the plane (technically the plane won't be able to move either, but I am ignoring that for now)

Answer 5

cause the box is weight less duhhh

Answer 6

errr it can?