View Single Post
  #117  
Old February 5th 06, 05:43 AM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

The more interesting question is whether you could land real short by
using the treadmill.


The treadmill is irrelevant; it is the relative wind that matters.
Whether you are standing on solid ground or on a treadmill, if you have
a head wind of 60kts, you will be airborne period.

The Monk