Can the pilot hear contact with base?
2007-04-03 13:45:01 · 10 answers · asked by mimisma 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes, sound has nothing to do with radio transmissions.
2007-04-11 13:09:51 · answer #1 · answered by John 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radio contact is through electromagnetic radiation ... radio waves, that travel at 186,000 miles per second.
So the speed a plane is traveling has no effect on contacting its base.
Within the cockpit, the earphone is traveling at the same speed as the pilot who is wearing it, so there is no velocity difference to change the sound.
However, this is an interesting question, because when you put people on the moon, there is a noticeable delay with radio transmissions, because the distances involved are so great.
2007-04-03 20:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Base could also contact the plane by using flags similar to the way ships communicated with semaphores.
But in general, communications would be using radio waves which travel at the speed of light.
2007-04-10 16:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Radio waves are basically electromagnetic radiation and as such travel at the same speed as light, which also a variant of the same type of energy. So, since that speed is greater than the speed of sound, the plane (or rocket, space shuttle, satellite, etc) can communicate with "base".
2007-04-03 20:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by sbdragoo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing how the radio transmission travels at the speed of light (30,000,000 m/s) versus the speed of sound (300 m/s), I'd say there's not too much to worry about.
2007-04-03 20:48:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. the radio waves travel at nearly the speed of light.
2007-04-10 07:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Raider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, radio signals travel at near the speed of light.
2007-04-03 20:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by Sheep Cloner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...transmissions are not made with soundwaves, although even if it were, it could still contact the base if it was flying at any angle besides perpendicularly away. (assuming plane is just slightly above speed of sound)
transmissions are made with radiowaves.
2007-04-03 20:50:40 · answer #8 · answered by leikevy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely- radio waves move at about the speed of light!
2007-04-03 20:48:59 · answer #9 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, radio contact is far faster than the speed of sound. sound is 1140 ft/sec (stsp). RF probagation speed is the speed of light. very frisky those photons and electrons
2007-04-09 19:37:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋