When I passed near Frankfurt in Germany I definetly thought I saw more then once airplanes hoover near the airport. I thought this because the airport is very busy. I still find this very hard to belive. Can anyone confirm or explain this? Thanx!
2007-06-24 21:01:06 · 3 answers · asked by psmarius 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
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2007-06-24 21:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by Insanity 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, this is not possible... not passenger planes, anyway.
Actually, the only conceivable way this could happen is if the air passing over the wings is the same speed when the plane is normally moving. Typically, jet airliners land/take off at about 200kts... so it would take a wind that strong to keep one stationary in the air, and that would be a fantastically strong hurricane (especially for germany haha!)
Often, it seems as though they hang in the air from certain angles just because of their sheer size. Adaptations to design like slotted flaps and leading-edge flaps, as well as increasingly efficient wing designs are allowing aircraft to take off and land at slower and slower speeds (reducing aircraft--and passenger!--stress).
2007-06-24 21:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they can not. And the word is hover.
2007-06-24 21:07:04 · answer #3 · answered by ctsnowmiss 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋