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Who's on first? Third base!
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"cjcampbell" wrote in message
oups.com Still, it seems counterintuitive to me that if a plane is sitting on a conveyer that is moving backwards at exactly the same speed (I assume they mean groundspeed here) as the airplane is moving forward that the airplane will move forward at the same speed as if it was not on a conveyer at all. Why does the conveyor belt speed have anything to do with the airspeed of the airplane? -- John T http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer Reduce spam. Use Sender Policy Framework: http://spf.pobox.com ____________________ |
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CJ, please let us know when the light bulb finally goes on.
"cjcampbell" wrote Still, it seems counterintuitive to me that if a plane is sitting on a conveyer that is moving backwards at exactly the same speed (I assume they mean groundspeed here) as the airplane is moving forward that the airplane will move forward at the same speed as if it was not on a conveyer at all. |
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![]() Happy Dog wrote: "cjcampbell" wrote in message Still, it seems counterintuitive to me that if a plane is sitting on a conveyer that is moving backwards at exactly the same speed (I assume they mean groundspeed here) as the airplane is moving forward that the airplane will move forward at the same speed as if it was not on a conveyer at all. Then you may not be ready for this: http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/reese/monty/monty.htm Now I have a headache. And they call me a troll and a Nazi. :-) |
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![]() Jon Woellhaf wrote: CJ, please let us know when the light bulb finally goes on. I am not a real fast learner, but I have some reputation, possibly undeserved, for intelligence. The lightbulb will probably go on in the middle of the night. Serves me right for even bringing it up. :-) |
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It WILL take off normally.
The propeller works in the air, not on the ground. The only problem can be in the tires, that may blow up going twice as fast as the normal takeoff speed, but i doubt that can happen. It will surely take off, though. Piero |
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On 3 Feb 2006 18:27:39 -0800, "cjcampbell"
wrote: Saw this question on "The Straight Dope" and I thought it was amusing. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html The question goes like this: "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.) Cecil Adams (world's smartest human being) says that it will take off normally. OK you got me thinking, I presently have a work crew making conveyor so will give a full report soon. Regards Daveb |
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("Michael Ware" wrote)
It would be fun to see this worked out on 'Mythbusters'. How would wiring a treadmill up to explode solve anything? g Montblack It blow'd up. It blow'd up real good. |
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On 3 Feb 2006 18:27:39 -0800, "cjcampbell"
wrote: Saw this question on "The Straight Dope" and I thought it was amusing. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html The question goes like this: "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.) Cecil Adams (world's smartest human being) says that it will take off normally. No it won't. And I'm surprised that I'm even responding to this. Mike Weller |
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![]() "Mike Weller" wrote Cecil Adams (world's smartest human being) says that it will take off normally. No it won't. And I'm surprised that I'm even responding to this. Mike Weller And yet another hapless soul falls into the trap! :) BDS |
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