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Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?



 
 
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Old February 4th 06, 06:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

even cjcampbell's version of the question and the poster at the web
site are different. if it sits on a conveyor belt that moves at the
speed the airplane does, then is the belt moving when the aiplane gets
on it, or does it start to move by it self?. if, in that exact
question, the airplane starts to move forward, the belt moves backwards
at an equal rate, but the plane doesnt care, the wheels spin at the
combined speed of the airplane and the belt, the plane keeps moving
forward, off the end of the belt and away into the sunset, it might
take a thousand years depending on the resistance of the wheels(if they
were very resistive i suppose it would move backwards, but then if that
were the case, it would never have moved at all, and everything would
still be stnading still), oops, even if you try to simplify that one,
it doesnt work, oh well... my plane will even jump its chocks if you
try hard enough. are there chocks on the belt... what about tie
downs.... is it made of a really sticky tar? OMGosh, see, everybody is
right, and everyone gets a cookie!!! we can all think for ourselves!
thats what being a human is all about!... all right.... ummm, can
someone turn this thing off so i dont keep wasting avgas trying to get
off this thing?... is it wide enought to turn around so i can get a
boost?... this is fun!

 




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