Can aeroplanes stay in one place (like stop) in the sky at least few minutes?

Question

In dubai i sow one fligt stop in the sky, but i can not believe it.

Answer 1

A Harrier Jump jet has vector nozzles that allow it to vertically take off and land. That is probably what is was. The US has a Joint Strike fighter that has the same capability, but I don't think it's commissioned yet.

Answer 2

We used to do it in Cessna's when I was learning to fly, but only because the wind was blowing faster than the plane's stall speed. The plane is flying through the airmass, which can be entirely different than movement across the ground. If the wind is blowing 60 mph, and the plane can fly as slow as 45, then potentially it can move backwards, in relation to an observer on the ground, at 15 mph. In the plane, however, you are indicating an airspeed of 45. We used to get two planes against each other, and race (backwards) along the beaches of Oregon as a way to practice slow flight. Several years ago I was flying helicopters in the mountains of Oregon. One day we were in a hover over some trees, but the airspeed indicator was showing 60.

Answer 3

hi. sure an aeroplane can stay in air with none circulate for a while in basic terms via way of certainty aeroplane relies upon diverse air tension to stay indoors the sky. evaluate following vertical forces and thier resultant. a million. Weight appearing downward 2. Viscous forces opposing incredibly action. 3. Thrust appearing upward. 4. Bernoullies or aerodynamic improve appearing upward.

Answer 4

Some very advanced military jets like the Harrier can hover and even take off and land vertically. Normal aircraft would have to be slow flying airplanes that are flying into a strong headwind, then if the headwind were as strong as their airspeed they would appear to be standing still.

Answer 5

in small GA airplanes and gliders you can!

as long as there is a strong enough headwind.

You can even fly backwards thru the air without stalling out in controlled flight,

example, ...... in a plane with a stall speed of 45 Knots, headwind of 50 knots, your aircraft will actually travel the opposite direction in slow flight.

In a glider or a light single with the flaps down practicing slow flight, you can easily stay stationary with 0 ground speed and even fly backwards for quite a long time in controlled flight.

( this is NOT recommended for new or student pilots )

Answer 6

Yes. For an aeroplane to stay up, it requires that air flow over the wings at or above the aeroplane's stall speed. If it is flying directly into a VERY strong headwind, then it could stay in one place briefly, or even go backwards momentarily. Of course, it would need to be well over 100 mph for small, single-propeller aircraft. For jet airliners, the wind would have to be MUCH faster!

Answer 7

Yes, of course. All you need to do is put it in park. You can even shut off the engines. There are planes that have been abandoned in the sky because they ran out of fuel and couldn't get down! The people had to parachute to the ground, but it's impossible to get fuel to the planes so they just stay there and are hazards to other planes.

Answer 8

few minutes? none of airliners, among military only harrier is apable of "hovering". some russian military jets have thrust/weight ratio and aerodynamic capabilities such they are able to stop in mid-air, but few seconds only, search for su 27, so-called Cobra maneuver. thez fly some 100 degrees angle of attack, braking from cruise to 0.

Answer 9

a very few can, the Harrier and it's variants can, with vectored thrust. And the 'not very much in service' Osprey can configure its wings and props to a Helicopter mode, it works but has a very high crash rate.

Both of these aircraft can hover in a no wind condition.

Answer 10

Thats impossible in boeings and airbuses and so on....But its already working in fighter planes and helicopters........Fighter planes because as the engine push the plane forward it can change its direction and push it up.......This is easy cos the engines are strong enough to carry a light plane ( not heavy as a boeing or...) but its not possible in boeings and airbuses cos those planes are very heavy including all the passengers and luggage in it so it will weigh millions : so the engines don't have the power to carry such a heavy object...It will happen one day......