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Why have you been able to create supersonic aircraft but not supersonic ships?
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∙ 13y ago
Becuast it's almost impossible to achive that speed in water because it's much denser than air.
I assume your talking about water ships and not space ships.
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Why have we been able to build supersonic aircraft but not supersonic ships?
Because water has a greater resistance than air, so a boat would need to be incredibly powerful to go supersonic, beyond the limits of current technology. The current water speed record is 'only' 345mph.
Why have we been able to build supersonic aircrafts but not supersonic ships?
Because water has a greater resistance than air, so a boat would need to be incredibly powerful to go supersonic, beyond the limits of current technology. The current water speed record is 'only' 345mph.
How are you able to see the aircraft lights when the aircraft is flying at 40000 feet?
Because the aircraft lights are very powerful.. if you were not able to see the lights they have instruments to tell if other aircraft are nearby
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AWACS was not used by the British forces as the British Government had scrapped the only ships able to carry an AWACS aircraft. Argentina had no AWACS capability.
What is top speed of nuclear powered destroyer ship?
The US Navy no longer has nuclear powered cruisers or destroyers. The only nuclear powered surface ships are aircraft carriers. In general, the nuclear powered cruisers/destroyers could achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots (34 Miles Per Hour). Aircraft carriers must be able to achieve the same speed in order for them to be able to launch and recover aircraft.
What is the difference between a normal ship and a submarine?
Normal ships are designed to move on the surface of the water. Submarines are designed to be able to submerge and travel under the water's surface, as well as on the surface. When normal ships go down, they stay down. Submarines are able to come back up after they go down. All American submarines are nuclear powered. With the exception of Aircraft carriers, surface ships are powered conventially.
Are homebuilt aircraft safe?
Most likely FAA had warned pilots about homebuilt aircraft that are made by those that are not professionals. FAA said that more than 200 homemade planes crashed each year. The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating homebuilt airplane crashes and including homemade helicopter crashes. There was 1 homebuilt aircraft piloted by a man in Miami Florida. The pilot contacted the air traffic controller at Charlotte County Airport in Miami that he was able to make a very soft landing on grassy areas near runway 15 but it really turned out that when his plane's landing hit the grass. It damaged the landing gear causing it to rip and made the entire aircraft flip over upside-down. FAA was investigating the homemade aircraft crash at Charlotte County Airport and said that the pilot got lucky that he was not hurt.The BD-10, is also a homebuilt aircraft for the civil aviation and for the military. BD-10 is also a supersonic aircraft that is homemade as a military jet trainer and over 300 BD-10 homemade supersonic jets crashed each year. FAA announced that the BD-10 supersonic aircraft is now illegal. FAA warned a lot of homebuilt aircraft owners about planes that are homemade and said that pilots had suffered 2% due to homemade aircraft crashes each year. And now that all homemade planes built from kit are canceled by the law. Now most people had started building homemade planes out of blueprints and learned what they are doing what to to do to make homebuilt aircraft safer to fly. It depends on how they are built to fly and how safe they are. Yes, some homebuilt aircraft are safe and other homebuilt aircraft are very dangerous to fly.
Why did japan mainly bomb pearl harbor?
Their goal was to destroy the capital ships of the US Navy. They attacked several air fields in the area to make sure no defense was able to be mounted. Even then some of the aircraft were able to take off and destroy some of the attacking Japanese.
Loose lips sink ships when was it?
This was a slogan used to remind military personnel and civilians that talking about troop movements could result in enemy intelligence agents collecting data and being able to report when troop ships took off. This information was passed to submarines and aircraft that would attack them.
What outcome of the industrial revolution led to age of imperialism?
Ships were able to transport goods worldwide.
Is the word supersonic a compound word?
A compound word is formed when two different words are put together to form one whole word. Yes, supersonic is a compound word. Super is a word that means having greater than what is normal. Sonic means being able to be heard by the human ear. When put together to form supersonic. It has a whole new meaning. Supersonic: Reaching a speed that is faster than the speed at which sound travels through the air.
What is an aircraft fitter?
An aircraft fitter is an engineer who specializes in the fitting, assembly, repair and service of airplanes. They must be mechanically able to keep the aircraft functioning without error.
