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

Tmall · 07-20-2009, 03:48 PM

No. Just because he is in the air force does not mean he controls the laws of physics.

The plane will absolutely positively move forward and take off. The only purpose the wheels serve us to keep the belly of the plane from rubbing on the ground.

The turbine or prop will produce forward motion through the air. The wheels will just spin uselessly as wheels do not move a plane.

Once enough forward momentum is reached by this plane moving forward (not stationary) then lift will be created and the plane will take off.

In fact, if the plane originally could take off on 100 feet of runway, it would only need 100 feet of conveyor.

07-20-2009, 03:48 PM	#15
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	No. Just because he is in the air force does not mean he controls the laws of physics. The plane will absolutely positively move forward and take off. The only purpose the wheels serve us to keep the belly of the plane from rubbing on the ground. The turbine or prop will produce forward motion through the air. The wheels will just spin uselessly as wheels do not move a plane. Once enough forward momentum is reached by this plane moving forward (not stationary) then lift will be created and the plane will take off. In fact, if the plane originally could take off on 100 feet of runway, it would only need 100 feet of conveyor.