Could a plane fly in a vacuum and could a rocket take off in a vacuum
2007-09-25 08:02:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
ok then what about a glider
2007-09-25 08:16:37 · update #1
Assuming you mean an airplane using a jet engine or gas driven engine - no. Those engines need oxygen to complete teh combustion process. A rocket carries its own oxidizer - sometimes it is molecular oxygen, and can support combustion even with no atmosphere present. Thus a rocket can operate in the atmosphere as well as in vacuum whereas a conventional airplane is restrict to operating within the atmosphere.
2007-09-25 08:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by nyphdinmd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it couldn't, it needs air and, Yes it could, it doesn't need air...they take off from the moon don't they ?
A glider ..No...it needs speed and air to give it the lift.
2007-09-25 17:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋