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Old February 1st 08, 06:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Logajan
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Default MythBusters airplane on a conveyor belt

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
consider the case of landing on that same treadmill
and applying the brakes. What do you think happens?


You're going to end up on your back!


Yeah - if the pilot doesn't correct for the treadmill motion and uses the
usual brake pressure it could nose over. Relative to the wheels it "looks"
like a fast landing.