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**CDCL7WKJ** · 04-15-2011, 04:44 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.

The plane's wheels are not the driving force, the prop is, whereas the wheels are independent and will simply spin faster but it will take off all the same.

04-15-2011, 04:44 AM	#19
CDCL7WKJ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 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. The plane's wheels are not the driving force, the prop is, whereas the wheels are independent and will simply spin faster but it will take off all the same.
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