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by Stark Rezel
Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:27 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Airspeed of an Unladen Garuda
Replies: 20
Views: 6458

Re: The Airspeed of an Unladen Garuda

http://img2081.poco.cn/mypoco/myphoto/20130102/20/56311076201301022037353998130771289_005.jpg Care to add some info with this picture? I can't read that language. Now some more comments with the calculations; the 9600 tons is the MAXIMUM weight that the Garuda can carry. Now the Audhumla was carryi...
by Stark Rezel
Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Member Introduction Thread Mk IV
Replies: 159
Views: 132022

Re: Member Introduction Thread Mk IV

Hi.
I've been checking the forums here a couple of times and decided to register after I wanted to jump in in some discussion.

I'm mostly interested in gundam, like most folks around it all started with Wing, but I quickly fell in love with UC, SEED, 00,... as long as it's gundam I love it :p.
by Stark Rezel
Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:45 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Airspeed of an Unladen Garuda
Replies: 20
Views: 6458

The flying brick.

I got intrigued by this question and actually decided to calculate it. I'm assuming the Garuda is flying straight, it's wind still and the speed it's flying is it's actual speed (no drag). We can calculate the lift generate by an airplane by using the "Lift equation": (thanks to NASA) L pl...