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**farmarrl** · 04-15-2011, 04:43 AM

Why would the plane take off ? it would be stationary and therefor not get the required speed of air over the wings to produce lift?

someone told me it would. but how ? if conveyer belt is going same speed as plane.

You're exactly right on this matter. Some people forget that unlike cars, wheels of airplanes don't propel them.

04-15-2011, 04:43 AM	#18
farmarrl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 513 Senior Member	Why would the plane take off ? it would be stationary and therefor not get the required speed of air over the wings to produce lift? someone told me it would. but how ? if conveyer belt is going same speed as plane. You're exactly right on this matter. Some people forget that unlike cars, wheels of airplanes don't propel them.
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