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Originally Posted by Rob WS6
Ok, so this is going around the 'net. HUGE threads of people arguing back and forth...
The plane WILL take off. The wheels do not affect the thrust of the airplane, they just support it. People cant seem to grasp the concept that they are free rotating wheels and this is not a wind tunnel we are talking about.
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The plane WON'T take off. It has nothing to do with thrust being generated, it is LIFT being generated. The lift under the wings has to overcome the forces of drag being excerted (sp) on the rest of the plane. Planes have to be MOVING at a certain speed to do this, while it is true the plane will have reached the proper speed to allow the air to flow over it's wings properly in order to do this, the plane is actually NOT MOVING. Since the plane is not moving there is no airflow over it's wings, therefore no lift is being generated and the plane won't take off. You can debate it all you want but it's symple laws of physics. If anyone wants to continue the debate i have one friend who has a degree as a mechanical engineer and one friend who has a degree in physics and i'll be more than happy to get them over here and post their views.
There now we can all let it die, cause those guys are just confusing with all their technobabble and i'm sure nobody wants that. LOL