Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 02:22:02 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail2.ps.net ([192.131.85.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2521930 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:51:57 -0400 Received: from dalscan02 (vscan2.ps.net [155.16.72.40]) by mail2.ps.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h7D5pub14835 for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:51:56 -0500 Received: from dalexch53.rmf.ps.net ([155.16.72.26]) by dalscan02 with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:51:46 -0500 Received: by DALEXCH50 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:38:48 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Resch, Armin" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: LNC2 bird strike X-Original-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:51:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Aug 2003 05:51:46.0548 (UTC) FILETIME=[FB2EE340:01C3615E] > Actually, in this case, the important equation is F=0.5 * M * V^2 .5 * M * V^2 is kinetic energy. 1 Newton is the force to accelerate 1 kg by 1 m/s within a 1s time frame or 1 N = 1 (kg*m/(s^2)). Multiply this with 1m, you get 1 Nm or 1 Joule (Energy).