While in the air, is there any such technology that an aircraft can stand still in the air?
2007-03-17 03:00:32 · 12 answers · asked by A.Samad Shaikh 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
No
2007-03-17 03:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by Vesna P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a few aircraft built with the ability to hover. Any helicopter obviously, plus the Harrier and the Yak-36. The V22 Osprey is a tilt rotor design that can hover like a helicopter and fly like a regular airplane. It is currently in limited service in the USMC.
Theoretically, any aircrat can stand still in the air if it is flying into a head wind that is just as fast as it is flying forward. The two forces would cancel each other out, and the wind over the wings would still produce lift and the aircraft would hang in the air. This is not a very stable situation and probably wouldn't last long. Although I did once see bird fly backwards because the wind was so strong, looked very strange to be sure.
2007-03-17 03:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, the Harrier VTO/L fighter. VTO/L stands for Vertical Take Off/Landing. This jet fighter has the ability to take off straight up, hover, and even go backwards due to rotating ducts that are used to redirect the thrust of the jet engines.
Then, of course, there are helicopters.
As far as I know, there are no commercial jet airliners in service that have VTO/L capabilities. The Osprey has VTO/L capabilities as well and is a rotor-driven aircraft, but I don't believe it's in commercial service. It's a military aircraft.
2007-03-17 03:09:30 · answer #3 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No commercial aircraft can stand in the air. But the Harrier can. It can hover like a helicopter and fly like a jet.
2007-03-17 04:27:29 · answer #4 · answered by Leon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a vtol (vertical takeoff and landing). it's when these small tunnels on the side of a jet, which are evenly symetrical, turn down to face the ground and the jet uses it's thrust to go out of the tunnels and push it off of the ground like a helicopter. the pilot can also make the tunnels go straight back so it's also kind of like afterburners too. so you can pretty much make the plane hiver while in air, and then take off while in air.
2007-03-17 04:40:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Non of civil aircraft are capable of hovering, but some fighter jets like Harier can take off and land vertically.
2007-03-17 04:38:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nature not technology. In some small airplanes A good headwind will make lighter planes over and even fly backwards.
2007-03-17 10:40:53 · answer #7 · answered by David J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a commercian jet no same with most fighter planes with the exception of the Harrier 8VBE jumpjet developed by the brittish which uses 2 ajustable nozzles under the cockpit to make it hover
there was an attempt to hybrid called the Osprey by the US Millitary combining the features of a Harrier Jumpjet and the features of a helicopter (another kind of aircract that can technically hover but not do what you seek)
The Osprey project was scrapped around 1995 after several crashed in flight testing and the US governent discontinued the project research
2007-03-17 03:22:03 · answer #8 · answered by Pale Rider 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
No, that's not possible. The only aircraft that can hover are helos, Harriers, and Ospreys.
2007-03-17 03:45:26 · answer #9 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 that I know of.
Helicopter
Harrier Jet fighter
2007-03-17 03:05:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if it's airspeed was 120kts and there was a headwind of 120kts then it would be stationary over land!
2007-03-17 05:23:23 · answer #11 · answered by Mick Davies 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋