Re: jet engine

["Greg Neill" <gneillREM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"STUARTe" <jabluvs269@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Paul Cardinale wrote:
> > STUARTe wrote:
> > > a jet engine could be used to hold 1000 kilograms stationary 6 feet off
> > > the ground. it would require a specific amount of horsepower to sustain
> > > this situation. the question is: how much horsepower?
> >
> > Depends upon a number of factors including atmospheric consditions and
> > the diameter.
> > All the the power is expened accelerating a column of gas downward.
> > The larger that column, the less power expended.
> >
> > Paul Cardinale
>
> i claim this can be solved by choosing an arbitrary value for the
> exhaust velocity.
> the website was a good one but it doesn't help solving this particu;ar
> problem.
>

So go ahead and show how.  And see if you can't find
the shift key on your keyboard while you're at it.