Plane on conveyor... Will it ever take off?

umairhashmi · 07-19-2009, 12:43 PM

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. This conveyer has a control system that tracks the plane speed and tunes the speed of the conveyer to be exactly the same (but in opposite direction).

The question is:

Will the plane take off or not? Will it be able to run up and take off?

07-19-2009, 12:43 PM	#1
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