Plane on a Treadmill
 

We`ve been arguing this for ages at work.

A plane is on a treadmill (yes a very big treadmill). The planes engines are brought up to full power and all the flaps etc are in the right position for take off. However the treadmill works as a normal treadmill does and will therefore rotate at the same speed as the wheels...

Does the plane take off ?

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Absolutely.................NOT i`d say.

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No because it is not assisted by wind, therefore won't take off!

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I am no aeronautics expert, but logic tells me that movement of air under the wings is needed to achieve lift -and that could not happen if the plane was stationary on the treadmill

ps -posted at same time as Derek - said same in a different way

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Great minds margaret! :D

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Unless....... the movement of the treadmill was fast enough to cause an adequate air current :confused:

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more chance of being struck by lightening.

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Never take off under them conditions, love to see it though, and the treadmill seizes up :)

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After reading quite a lot of that link I am still none the wiser :confused:

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LMAO ...... Work must be slow for you guys :D Do you work in JJB or Ethel Austins ??

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Just because the conveyor belt is moving wont stop the plane taking off. We are not talking about a car that drives the wheels for motion. A car would stand still if the conveyor was going at the right speed. A plane engine pushes against the air so it would still move forward regardless of the conveyor moving backwards