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Old February 5th 06, 04:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

"The Flying Scotsman" wrote:

DONT BE STUPID....

IT CANNOT BE DONE !!! IF IT CAN BE THEN SOME CLEVER BUGGER 50 YEARS AGO
WOULD OF DONE IT BY NOW..

plus, has anyone thought what will happen to that aircaraft if i does
manage to generate enough lift..... ITS GOING TO HAVE NO AIRSPEED,
stall and fall out of the sky like a brick.

Simple physics lads...


Ok, now suppose the treadmill is on the moon. . .

(ducks)