You should know how many gallons of fuel your airplane holds, but how much does it weigh? Avgas weighs 6 pounds per gallon, so multiply the gallons by 6. (If your airplane burns Jet-A, you’ll have a table that will tell you how much it weighs at various temperatures—it’s usually...
This is a new practice for us and helps tremendously to reduce shipping damage. Alex Kantor Plant Expert and Owner Perfect Plants How much does it cost to ship plants? The cost to ship live plants will vary significantly, from around $10 or $20 to hundreds of dollars, depending on the...
But your grip is working – with much heavier weights now. Don’t avoid the mixed grip to strengthen your grip. You don’t want to limit your Deadlifts. Your grip won’t be weak if you grip normal on most sets, mixed on heavy sets. It will get stronger because you’ll increase ...
At launch, they include a 550-pound (250-kg) solid rocket booster and weigh 3,200 pounds (1450 kg). The booster falls away once it has burned its fuel. The wings, tail fins and air inlet unfold, and the turbofan engine takes over. This engine weighs just 145 pounds (65 kg) and ...
Much of eggplant growing success has to do with care. Eggplants demand even, regular water. Even one missed watering and the yield will likely suffer. Eggplants need 2 to 3 gallons of water per plant each week. A regulated drip irrigation system will ensure proper watering. After plants are...
While the space shuttles are a great technological advance, they are limited as to how much payload they can take into orbit. The shuttles are not the heavy lift vehicles like the Saturn V or the Delta rockets. The shuttle cannot go to high altitude orbits or escape the Earth's gravitation...
I’d bet money that none of them has ever crashed a bus (or any other vehicle) into an overpass. The “crack” of that clipboard was surely a heart-pounding lesson that they’d never forget. They said as much during our debriefing at the end of the day. A good lesson to learn, ...
Before we can consider that question, it helps to ask something much more fundamental: how exactly do electric cars work? What's so good about them anyway—and what are the drawbacks? Can you really go to work powered by a few buzzing electrons? Let's take a closer look!
Motor KV does not directly affect torque, but it does impact the torque constant. The torque constant of a motor defines how much current is required to produce a certain amount of torque. KV doesn’t influence the actual torque generated; factors such as magnet strength, air-gap, and coil...
The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to prevent such catastrophes from occurring in the future. Here, ...