airplane question
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airplane question
Imagine a plane is sat on the beginning of a massive conveyor belt/travelator type arrangement, as wide and as long as a runway, and intends to take off. The conveyer belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the wheels at any given time, moving in the opposite direction of rotation.
There is no wind.
Can the plane take off?
Your answers please, and please expand on them if possible
There is no wind.
Can the plane take off?
Your answers please, and please expand on them if possible
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RE: airplane question
X is right... the treadmill goes as fast as the wheels, then the wheels don't go anywhere. Actually once the plane starts moving due to thrust the wheelspin has nothing to do with the foward movement of the plane. The wheels spin faster (twice as fast really) than they normally would but the plane is still moving the same and required speed of takeoff.
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RE: airplane question
Right the planes wheels have no trasmission and provide no movement..this is why they have a mule back it out of a stall....engines and air speed = thrust...simple aerodynamics....LOL..but why would an airport put in an expensive 400 foot conveyor belt when runways are already in place...
#10
RE: airplane question
i dont think it will work, it takes lift from the air moving over the wings to 'lift' the plane of the ground and unless you have X amount of wind going over you wings u wont take off, and i do not believe that going on a treadmill will force air over the wings creating lift.