THE PLANE TOOK OFF

[Savage_Messiah]

lol fruit boots

[sweetbmxrider]

Originally Posted by jims69camaro

so the plane continues to move forward regardless of how fast the conveyor belt runs?

that's the part i have a problem with. the OP states that the conveyor will go backward at the rate of speed the plane moves forward, in which case the wheels will be spinning at least twice as fast as the conveyor... but the plane will not move forward.

until it overcomes the friction of the wheels...

[Firebird]

there is no power going to the wheels of an airplane, it used a propeller to pull it forward. so the moving treadmill has no effect on the plane

[jims69camaro]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

until it overcomes the friction of the wheels...

and then takes off.

so the miniature plane on a treadmill failed. the ultralight on the tarp (not sure how true to a treadmill this was) took off. so it's at least plausible that the plane can take off. proved me wrong.

i am definitely intrigued by the physics involved here and i would like to investigate it further. unfortunately, i lack the resources to prove it true or false, and have to accept what happened on MythBusters.

[Brando56894]

i cant believe this thread is still going on..

[bubba428]

can some body just lock this god damn thread already?

[Knipps]

Originally Posted by bubba428

can some body just lock this god damn thread already?

you could have just let it die. but no, you bumped it up. well done.

[bubba428]

as long as its not locked SOMEBODY would have bumped it...