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Old February 5th 06, 02:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

"cjcampbell" wrote in message
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"An airplane on a runway sits on a conveyer belt that moves in the
opposite direction at exactly the speed that the airplane is moving
forward. Does the airplane take off?" (Assuming the tires hold out, of
course.)


The conveyor belt is simulating groundspeed. How many of you fly airplanes
by reference to groundspeed?

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