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Old February 9th 06, 11:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

"Montblack" wrote in message
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Let's take this away from the light...

For the plane NOT to take off - the plane must have zero forward
movement/airspeed. According to the OP rules, in that state the belt is
stationary. [...]


See, this is where you went wrong. This little tangent is not about the
original post's rules. The original problem has been modified for the
purpose of entertainment, not enlightenment.