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So this is a theoretical question that is a real doozey for me, but maybe some of you could shed some light on it. This isn't a homework question or anything like that.
The question: So let's say that you have a 500 pound fly (yes, I mean the insect...I know you can't have 500 pound flies in real life) hovering in an airplane. Does the fly add to the total weight of the airplane when the insect is hovering? If it does, how? If it doesn't, why not?
For some reason, my physics professor couldn't answer this, and when my Dad asked this to his college professor in Physics 20-somewhat years ago, he couldn't answer it either.
EDIT: Please forgive me if this is actually an easy question...I'm not that great in physics. xD
The question: So let's say that you have a 500 pound fly (yes, I mean the insect...I know you can't have 500 pound flies in real life) hovering in an airplane. Does the fly add to the total weight of the airplane when the insect is hovering? If it does, how? If it doesn't, why not?
For some reason, my physics professor couldn't answer this, and when my Dad asked this to his college professor in Physics 20-somewhat years ago, he couldn't answer it either.
EDIT: Please forgive me if this is actually an easy question...I'm not that great in physics. xD
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