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Old 11-03-2006, 01:12 AM
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Default Re: Will the plane takeoff?

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Originally Posted by Wisha Haddan H3
Unless the plane is physically attached to the conveyor, the conveyor has nothing to do with the plane's speed. The props push the air and the plane moves forward through the air, rolling right over the conveyor. Forward motion -> relative air motion over wings -> lift

Can't move forward relative to the air around it if the wheels turn at a speed that nets zero relative to that air due to the conveyor.
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