New Posts For Thread: Physics Question ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-questionHow does a metal aeroplane wing part 'float' 2 and a half thousand miles on the sea for two years.?...the question at this start of this thread..........and the subsequent answers has a bearing on another mystery don't ya think...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545748743#545748743...the question at this start of this thread..........and the subsequent answers has a bearing on another mystery don't ya think...Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:14:59 -0500Sometimes the answer is staring us in the face.The piece of debris was actually a canoe designed, by illegal immigrants, to look like part of an aeroplane, in the full knowledge that it, and its contents would be flown to Paris for analysis by the auhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545747457#545747457Sometimes the answer is staring us in the face.The piece of debris was actually a canoe designed, by illegal immigrants, to look like part of an aeroplane, in the full knowledge that it, and its contents would be flown to Paris for analysis by the auMon, 03 Aug 2015 12:43:07 -05001500 miles from Diego Garcia and not sure the prevailing currents would take it direct to reunion ,in reality it would be more like a Ryan air flight ,random start point ,travel all over the place before arriving at another random pointhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545743961#5457439611500 miles from Diego Garcia and not sure the prevailing currents would take it direct to reunion ,in reality it would be more like a Ryan air flight ,random start point ,travel all over the place before arriving at another random pointMon, 03 Aug 2015 08:23:42 -0500Strictly, upthrust equals the weight of the fluid displaced but in pure water 1 litre = 1kghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545743751#545743751Strictly, upthrust equals the weight of the fluid displaced but in pure water 1 litre = 1kgMon, 03 Aug 2015 08:00:24 -0500well that's what floats my boat!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545743711#545743711well that's what floats my boat!Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:55:36 -0500Exactly Sultan. Eureka!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545743707#545743707Exactly Sultan. Eureka!Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:53:43 -0500I thought it was just a case of the upthrust equal in magnitude to the volume of the fluid displaced by the wing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545743669#545743669I thought it was just a case of the upthrust equal in magnitude to the volume of the fluid displaced by the wing.Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:49:03 -0500...maybe it was thrown into the sea from Diego Garcia......in which case it would not have had so far to travel!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545743667#545743667...maybe it was thrown into the sea from Diego Garcia......in which case it would not have had so far to travel!!Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:48:34 -0500The high use of composites makes the flaperon a naturally buoyant surface.Still needs the air pockets in order to float though.SG carbon composites usually around 1.6SG Aluminium ~ 2.7SG Magnesium ~ 1.7So all main materials used have a higher densityhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545743589#545743589The high use of composites makes the flaperon a naturally buoyant surface.Still needs the air pockets in order to float though.SG carbon composites usually around 1.6SG Aluminium ~ 2.7SG Magnesium ~ 1.7So all main materials used have a higher densityMon, 03 Aug 2015 07:38:43 -0500How could a flaperon have kept afloat for so long?A: The high use of composites makes the flaperon a naturally buoyant surface. Flotation is further enhanced because its structure is hollow from the inside. The hollow encasing contains mostly pocketshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30564567/physics-question?post_id=545742839#545742839How could a flaperon have kept afloat for so long?A: The high use of composites makes the flaperon a naturally buoyant surface. Flotation is further enhanced because its structure is hollow from the inside. The hollow encasing contains mostly pocketsMon, 03 Aug 2015 05:24:24 -0500