Guest Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Jack was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 In tow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Because was merry-go-round.Jack was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 This question is far from being a riddle. There are an infinite amount of circumstances in which something like this would take place. In the case a plane is being towed by another plane or vehicle, or even in a merry-go-round the plane is not being piloted by Jack. As vague as the question is it does mention that Jack is piloting the plane, NOT the vehicle in front. I've run out of fingers to count on the possible scenarios. From a mechanical malfunction to a scared grandmother backseat pilot to a road which has no room for overtaking. But keep in mind. Airplanes may be fast in the air. But, On the ground, they are large tricycles with large wings hanging at the sides making it very unstable on road surfaces. Therefore airplanes are not meant to go fast on the road. In fact, in flight school they'll tell you that your taxi speed should be about the speed of a fast walk or sprint. Cars on the other hand, are designed to reach it's peak speed on the ground. On track days I take my bike out and often catch myself doing around 170 or 180 mph. I can't think of a single airplane that can go that fast and stay on the ground. So, If i was to rephrase this question. I would take out the "why?" at the end. Because this is not a question, It's statement. Jack was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. PERIOD! end of story. no whys or buts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Because the plane was in transit aka being towed and jack was one of the pilot vehicles behind the plane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Jack was piloting a little antique flying machine Jill was driving a massive 1000hp ford gt supercar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 the clear and strait answer is that he couldn't take off because the car was infront of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I can't beleive no one knows this... The plane is flying into an extreme headwind and it's groundspeed is less than the car's. A small plane can actually have a negative groundspeed in a strong headwind and not stall because the airspeed is high enough to keep the plane aloft. Airspeed and groundspeed are not related. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I know this is an old topic, but i saw the riddle from the igoogle app and instantly thought of another solution. Piloting a plane - he could mean plane as in a dimension. The person behind the car could be in another car, or a bike, or just walking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 the car was traveling at the speed of light, nothing can overtake that sorry about bumping an oldie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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