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Originally Posted by Highmile
Just looking back...
I conceded eons ago that it depended on how one interpreted the original question. In that very post, I essentially agreed and accepted that which I overlooked just half a page up, on page 1. I wasn't one of the ones saying it couldn't take off after I was reminded of a simple overlooked fact, one that doesn't need an engineering or scientific background to realize, a point I feel I need to make since it some people feel so "mile-high" and mighty about it. I simply, wrongly assumed that the question being asked implied more than it did.
Anyway, a couple of my observations were echoed in that article:
The question that has been going around is not particularly artfully worded, and I think that has caused some of the disagreements...
The only time it could be a problem is if the wheel speed got so high that the tires blew out.
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Originally Posted by agent87
But if you choose not to ever accept advice from an automotive internet forum based on peoples' discussion of some hypothetical aero-situation, no skin off my back.
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Don't sweat it agent87. I already apologized for being hard on people. And I wasn't picking on you per-se. I was just looking back in the thread and seeing how the tables turned. I got carried away when I saw what people were saying. I don't have an engineering background either (I actually did take an intro class that I don't really remember for 1 measly credit hour). For some reason it just seemed obvious to me from the start. I'm sure I would be wrong on many other problems, including car problems.
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It's no biggie Highmile. I guess my response was a bit overblown. Anyway, I was definitely slapping my forehead when I realized how simple the correct answer was. :doh: All in good fun though.
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Originally Posted by b00gers
So you guys actually agreed to one answer? What is it? I kinda skipped the last 2 pages 
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From: Milwaukee, WI
Originally Posted by b00gers
So you guys actually agreed to one answer? What is it? I kinda skipped the last 2 pages h:
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, and kestrel, blackbacca, highmile, and a few other guys. everybody else was wrong
Checking it twice
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If this would work why would they bother making runways as long as they do? They could use the same technology to land as well.
But my 8 reindeer only need a rooftop to land and take off, so what do I know.
But my 8 reindeer only need a rooftop to land and take off, so what do I know.
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