Tag Archives: Power

The Short Field Landing

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Joe Clark

Yesterday, I talked about the Miracle of Lift. Today, I will pass on some of the secrets of the short field landing. We’ll also discuss how the lift equation plays so importantly in “making the point.” One of the most … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Lift

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Joe Clark

In science writer-editor Jules Bergman’s book, Anyone Can Fly, he talks about asking a little boy why airplanes fly.  The child explains, in essence, that airplanes float on the air. I like that—because it is so simple—and almost true. When … Continue reading →

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Power

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Joe Clark

We should have all the power we need now, but we do not.  This world, all the societies of the earth, every person on the globe, should have access to all the electrical power they could possibly want. But we … Continue reading →

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