MythBusters airplane on a conveyor belt

For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

On Jan 30, 1:36*pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Yea, I had the TiVo searching for it for the last few weeks. I see
that its set to record soon (I never actually pay attention to when a
show is on anymore). I'm looking forward to it. To me the interesting
part will not be the experiment but the premise. Do some believe that
an airplane generates lift as a result of the speed of the wheels?
-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Jan 30, 1:36*pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Yea, I had the TiVo searching for it for the last few weeks. I see
that its set to record soon (I never actually pay attention to when a
show is on anymore). I'm looking forward to it. To me the interesting
part will not be the experiment but the premise. Do some believe that
an airplane generates lift as a result of the speed of the wheels?

The lift from circular reasoning is enormous!

On Jan 31, 12:34*pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Jan 30, 1:36*pm, Peter Clark

wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Yea, I had the TiVo searching for it for the last few weeks. I see
that its set to record soon (I never actually pay attention to when a
show is on anymore). I'm looking forward to it. To me the interesting
part will not be the experiment but the premise. Do some believe that
an airplane generates lift as a result of the speed of the wheels?
-Robert

I'd be interested in knowing whether they can detect the actual lift
derived from the wheels spinning as the plane lifts off...

:-O

Cheers

Peter Clark wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Myth busted, Airplane (ultralight on a 2000' "treadmill") took off normally.
As did a model on a small treadmill.

On Jan 30, 2:36*pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Anybody who believes that a plane can't take off from a conveyor belt
is ignorant, and doesn't understand basic Physics...

The rolling resistance of a wheel rotating at twice the takeoff speed
is nowhere near the thrust produced by a spinning propellor at takeoff
power. The only resistance that a wheel provides is from the friction
of the bearings, and the deformation of the tire. Neither of these
forces come close the the thrust produced by the prop.

I still can't believe how many pilots on this board actually argued
that the plane can't take off. Anyone who made that argument needs to
sign up for a class in Physics. The math for this situation is pretty
simple. Fprop_thrust - Fwheel_rolling_resistance = Ftakeoff_thrust
F=m*A is then used to calculate the acceleration of the airplane on
the conveyor belt.

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On Jan 30, 2:36 pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Any pilot (including the one that flew the plane on the show) and believed
they'd stand "like a brick" should fear their next BFR.

On Jan 30, 4:36*pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Crap, I missed it. I predicted that it would take off just find.

Wil

William Hung wrote:
On Jan 30, 4:36*pm, Peter Clark
wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Crap, I missed it. I predicted that it would take off just find.

No you didn't. Discovery repeats its MythBusters episodes several times a
week. Check your TV schedule.

WingFlaps wrote in news:ddef2011-7cca-4e5e-b5a8-
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On Jan 31, 12:34*pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Jan 30, 1:36*pm, Peter Clark

wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Yea, I had the TiVo searching for it for the last few weeks. I see
that its set to record soon (I never actually pay attention to when a
show is on anymore). I'm looking forward to it. To me the interesting
part will not be the experiment but the premise. Do some believe that
an airplane generates lift as a result of the speed of the wheels?
-Robert

I'd be interested in knowing whether they can detect the actual lift
derived from the wheels spinning as the plane lifts off...


Well, you could do it in a wind tunnel!
There was a time in the 30's when a rotating cylinder was seen as the
future of the wing. I think maybe even a few were built! I'm pretty sure I
have an old Popular aviation with a few pics of a fairly unsucessful
prototype..
But a little spinning wheel isn't going to give you much..

Bertie