[ryanfx]

Well that pissed me off - I typed this huge thing and then it got erased when an error occured trying to post it... so i'll type it again.


This answer all lays within one factor - how much thrust the plane is capable of generating.

Think of a conventional spaceship, if you will.

There is zero air flow, however it is able to propel itself off of the ground.

How? you ask?

Because the über ammount of thrust it is capable of generating is more than its weight in pounds on the earth.

This is however untrue with conventional airplanes. They require a magical element called lift, which allows it to 'cheat' physics and transfer current horizontal energy into vertical energy.

So theoretically - if an airplane were capable of carrying a payload great enough to propel itself into the air, without the use of lift then yes =D it will fly

in real life terms, an airplane is not capable of this. Simply because of weight and monetary issues - who would not want to use lift when you had it available to you?

If you put a SAM missile on wheels, and put it in the same scenario, I would highly doubt any of you would question one another - do you catch my drift?