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eppur_se_muova

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3. Both have atmospheres ... just not a lot of oxygen.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 04:52 PM

Feb 2013

(For the purposes of the thought experiment, the Cessna was battery powered.)

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What happens when you try to fly a Cessna on Venus or Titan ? [View all] eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 OP

Not much, probably, since there isn't any air. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #1

Both have atmospheres ... just not a lot of oxygen. eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 #3

I presume that they mean "assuming that the engine would run and you could breath"? NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #2

That's great rightsideout Feb 2013 #4

Your dad took his solo flight over open water?! bluedigger Feb 2013 #7

Fun. Last week's "what if"... swimming in a expended nuclear fuel pond... NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #5

Let's try it with a glider cloudbase Feb 2013 #6

If you took a Cessna to Venus it would melt. That lump of melted metal and burned plastic and rubber kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #8

I think it'd be pretty difficult pauldemmd195j Feb 2013 #9

The same thing that would happen if I tried it on earth jberryhill Feb 2013 #10

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