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Originally Posted by Joe Seahawk
Where am I going wrong? if the treadmill moves at the backwards at the same speed the plane moves forward, I'm seeing the plane able to take off, although the wheels will be spinning twice as fast as non treadmill take off. I dunno, maybe I'm not understanding the question properly..
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The plane isn't actually moving forward. When you say "the wheels will be spinning twice as fast," no. The speed of the treadmill equals the speed of the wheels.
Since the plane isn't moving forward, there's no lift.