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Author Topic: The 750 Nighthawk vs sport bike (600)  (Read 5043 times)
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« Reply #175 on: December 21, 2011, 03:32:16 AM »

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this isn't even Physics 111 stuff. I covered this in high school physics.

You're probably right. I never took HS physics. I was too busy learning to fly airplanes to bother with it at the time.

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how the F-16 with the GE F110 engine compared to the Saturn V

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How does one actually compare a single teeny low powered squirter engine to clustered F1's that just as a side effect of running convert 2 million horse power directly into noise at hold down release and can still push 6 million pounds of rocket into the sky at 5g's before staging?


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« Reply #176 on: December 21, 2011, 05:59:01 AM »

What I am saying is the NH is still respectably quick, and when you add in how much less maintainece is needed compared to a sport bike, the better gas milage, and how much less insurance is, the NH is a clear winner (IMO).

I didn't know that we had all agreed with you on those points. Maintenance and gas mileage are similar.

No way. A bike with a 13,000 RPM is going to burn up oil and gas faster than a bike with 8,500 RPM. And I can give you the quote I got from my insurance here in Tenn. 3,000 dollars for the sport bike compared to 144 dollars for the NH. I have tickets on my record though, that may have something to do with it.

i dont think you havin tickets does cause i have a clean record and im male and 24yrs old and that sounds about right it would cost me about 2500-3000 a year for an R6 and it only costs me 180 a year for my 750hawk and that 180 is so low i cant do it with monthly payments or even every 6 months that 180 is a year i mean how much better can that get and with your tickets depending on state and company your getting a better deal than me but the sportbike insurance sounds bout right haha
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« Reply #177 on: December 21, 2011, 01:32:11 PM »

Timmy, you are either a troll, or should never have kids.
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« Reply #178 on: December 22, 2011, 03:00:45 PM »

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how the F-16 with the GE F110 engine compared to the Saturn V

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How does one actually compare a single teeny low powered squirter engine to clustered F1's that just as a side effect of running convert 2 million horse power directly into noise at hold down release and can still push 6 million pounds of rocket into the sky at 5g's before staging?


Thrust to weight ratio.  40 horsepower pushing 40 pounds accelerates faster than 400 horsepower pushing 40,000 pounds.

Also one makes turns the other doesn't.  Saturn V generates about four gravities acceleration on launch, a F-16 can make nine "G" turns.

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« Reply #179 on: December 22, 2011, 08:42:24 PM »

But which does gravity pull on the most?

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« Reply #180 on: December 22, 2011, 09:20:35 PM »

But which does gravity pull on the most?

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Gravity may have to pull harder on a heavier object. However, the rate of acceleration is the same for any object being acted upon by gravity. Here's some reading that might help explain it to you.
http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=164

Bottom line, gravity is constant. The heavier object does not fall faster than the lighter object.
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