Interesting Photo

[Lonestar155]

I just thought i would share this unusual photo of an F-14 buzzing the carrier tower.

 

[Squid]

I don't think this is such a good idea Mav...

 

[Lonestar155]

Hey if your gonna buzz the tower do it was some authority! HAHA

 

[fc2spyguy]

So, if you're in that position is it just the brute force of the engines that keeps you flying flat? I mean, it seems to me that the wings wouldn't be providing any lift so what keeps the nose from pointing down? Do the rudders provide enough?

 

[JDawg2332]

I Want Some Butts And I Want Them Now. . . .
That's Twice!!!

 

[PropStop]

So, if you're in that position is it just the brute force of the engines that keeps you flying flat? I mean, it seems to me that the wings wouldn't be providing any lift so what keeps the nose from pointing down? Do the rudders provide enough?

inertia I'd imagine. You are getting lift, but the lift vector is perpendicular to the gravity vector, so i guess inertia will keep you from going down until it is overcome. The plane isn't like that for very long.

 

[Lonestar155]

It’s just the right amount of rudder that can keep it flying like that. I believe this maneuver is called the knife-edge.

 

[thrillseeker121]

The fuselage of the plane is still producing some lift (opposite gravity).....as well as a lot of right rudder. But, I doubt the plane could stay in that position for a prolonged period of time and keep the nose from dipping.

 

[VetteMuscle427]

The fuselage of the plane is still producing some lift (opposite gravity).....as well as a lot of right rudder. But, I doubt the plane could stay in that position for a prolonged period of time and keep the nose from dipping.

The fuselage is symetrical; any lift it generated in the +Z axis would be countered by the exact same force in the -Z direction.