Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
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The answer is an obvious YES. I don't know how this thread got as big
as it did :^)

Obviously, the answer is not so obvious! What surprises me is that there are
more than TWO opinions!!! :-)
You would think that the airplane would either take off or it wouldn't!?!
Anyway, reading/participating in this
thread is much more interesting than reading the usual flames in various
newsgroups. It's surprising and refreshing
that this thread, with so many posts, hasn't (yet) degraded into a
flame-fest. )

The Monk