9.8 is the gravitational constant. A mass of 1kg experiences a force of 9.8N under the influence of Earth's gravity.
A moment is a force by distance. It has units of Nm in the MKS system.
On 09/01/2016, at 2:52 PM, "taladorwood@yahoo.com.au [harryproa]" <harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au> wrote:
It is a moment, Kg of Force against the drag though. That is why a Newton is 9.8 times the Kg's of Force. Torque.
__._,_.___
Posted by: Rick Willoughby <rickwill@bigpond.net.au>
| Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a new topic | • | Messages in this topic (56) |
.