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Old 07-19-2009, 01:21 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by umairhashmi View Post
A plane is standing on a runway that can move (some sort of band conveyer like a treadmill). The plane moves in one direction, while the conveyer moves in the opposite direction.
If by "moving" it means moving in relation to the Earth, not just in relation to the belt, then yes eventually it will take off. Doesn't fucking matter what the belt is doing --- All that matters is airspeed over the wings. Get enough of that, and it will lift off, even if the engines are dead.

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