Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

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Date: 6 Feb 2006 18:41:35 -0800
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"cjcampbell" wrote

Okay, I see why the plane moves forward normally no matter how fast the
treadmill is going and even why it would not work in an automobile.

Well, not exactly. This dead horse is fun to beat. Suppose I tell you
the car is going forward at 60 mph. That means the belt is going the
other way at 60, right? The speedometer would be indicating 120.

The OP said the belt is moving backward as fast as the whatever is
moving forward. When you substitute real numbers into the thing it
becomes more clear.

Or not.

Apparently not to everyone. :-)

The speedometer would indicate 60.