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Old February 4th 06, 07:50 PM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

Why dont we look at it from another direction !!!

If the treadmill is moving at 60 MPH in one direction and the trust is
set to pull 60 MPH in the oppisite direction, the plane would be
neither moving forward or back.

so the only thing that is moving is the wheels, the wings are not
generatring any lift becuase they are not moving in a positive
direction, the wings dont know that the wheels are going like a bat out
of hell !!! the wings still things its standing still. you WILL NEED TO
HAVE FORWARD MOMENTIUM to generate lift.....

the only lift the wings will get is downwash from the prop.

and i used the word STUPID not to offend anyone, but i am right in what
i said about the aircraft. but its really fun to talk about this after
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