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Old 08-25-2009, 05:53 PM   #164
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Originally Posted by Donger View Post
Look at it this way:

A plane is sitting on a treadmill

The wheels are free to spin.

The plane's propeller is not moving (so it has no forward thrust).

The treadmill begins to move in the direction opposite the plane's normal direction (forward).

In that scenario (and assuming a lack of friction), what would happen to the plane?
That's not the question. The question was would a plane take off on a treadmill, and the answer is yes.
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