Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

Category and class of aircraft...
aircraft includes all types of flying machines.

AIRPLANE does not include helicopters, see FAR Part 1

ASEL ASES AMEL AMES the A means category airplane and the
rest is the class
AMEL B747 includes the type.

Rotorcraft is the category and helicopter is the class.

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James H. Macklin
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"601XL Builder" wrDOTgiacona@coxDOTnet wrote in message
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| Flyingmonk wrote:
| If you tie a 100 foot rope to the tail of an airplane
(or some other
| part of the airframe), attach it to a good strong post,
and run the
| propellor up to whatever rpm is available, is anyone
claiming the
| airplane can then lift up say a feet off the ground?
|
| (Assuming the tail doesn't tear off)
|
| (and, a conveyor belt under the airplane is optional)
|
| Depends on the airplane, if a plane is built in such a
way that it can
| actually attain enough lift just from the prop wash
alone than yes.
|
| The Monk
|
|
| Yeah Monk that airplane is called a helicopter.