Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?
Of course! the plane does take off! revelation!! if you kept the
throttle low enough to equalize drag on the wheels from the belt, you
wouldnt go anywhere. Firewall it, youre outta there! like a touch n go,
if you have the throttle retarded when you touch down, your in a
similar state, wheels spinning, add throttle you accelerate, even
though the runway increases the speed of the wheels. doesnt matter if
you start out at zero KIAS, KTAS, GS or any other. the prop applies a
force to the surrounding air, the wheels spin freely underneath you, of
a take off occurs... ok, its so simple. if the conveyor matches the
wheel speed so what, youre off still. if it matches air speed, so what
youve got rollers to get you off that spinning track! cool, i get it
now... my bad ....
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