> Of Carleton MacDonald > This is a question from another list. > I can dig around to try to figure it out, but does anyone know the > conversion formula off the top of his or her head? > He is talking about pounds of thrust from an airplane turbojet engine. > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 02:01 > To: all aboard > Subject: Re: [A_A] Amtrak - 'energy hog travel choice'? > Does anybody know how to convert "pounds thrust" to "horsepower". (Don't mix > me up with KW!)
Pounds thrust is force. Horsepower is power. You can't convert force into power without involving other units. power = force * distance/time
