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Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:42 pm
by wcaclimbing
C4 wrote:It won't take off because the air movement around it remains the same. It's the difference in air speed between the top and bottom of the wings that provide lift
watch the mythbusters episode about it.
The plane flew away just fine...
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:52 pm
by fireedud
well, If they use the turbines to spin the wheels (it's a concept plane that I thought of), it would be impossible.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:08 pm
by Herakilla
dustn64 wrote:Mythbusters save the day.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:15 pm
by JACKAZZTJM
the plane would get hijacked and crashed into a world fitness gym
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:18 pm
by 0ojakeo0
strike wolf wrote:UR wrong. the plane will start to take off then hit the part of the treadmill with all the buttons and crash.

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:29 pm
by Harijan
Banana Stomper wrote:Planes fly because of lift generated from the air moving past the wings. If the plane is on a treadmill, then basically what you're saying is that the plane is standing still. So the question becomes can a plane take off without moving? The answer to that is no.
si.