Thrust
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Sep 10, 2026
Mrs. NelsonHOST
Tugboats are kind of like the tractors of the water.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
Their engines and propellers are designed to produce a lot of thrust.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
Thrust is a pushing force.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
A tugboat's propeller pushes water backward, and when the tugboat pushes water backward, the boat is pushed forward.
Mrs. NelsonHOST
That lets it pull on the towing line attached to another object.
Jordi HaysHOST
Taking shots.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thrust is created in the same way for the football, and the ship...
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In good conditions, Norse power rotor sails can actually produce more thrust than the main engine.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Norse power, saving fuel and the planet.
John CooganHOST
Oh, taking shots.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thrust is created in the same way for the football, and the ship...
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In good conditions, Norse power rotor sails can actually produce more thrust than the main engine.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Norse power, saving fuel and the planet.
Dr. OwlHOST
A jet engine makes a much stronger, controlled forward push.
Dr. OwlHOST
That engine push is called thrust.
Dr. OwlHOST
Thrust pushes ahead.
Dr. OwlHOST
It gets the airplane moving through the air, but it does not carry the airplane upward by itself.
ZiggyHOST
Thrust pushes ahead.
ZiggyHOST
Engines, please continue the forward whooshing.
EmmaHOST
Now we have forward, but we still need up.
Dr. OwlHOST
Lift lifts.