Plane on conveyor... Will it ever take off? - Page 4

101lifts2 · 07-19-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TIGGER

At least I'm smart enough to know when I'm stupid....

Dude ur not stupid...I mean ur no aeronautical engineer, but ur not stupid.

Reyna1 · 07-19-2009, 03:14 PM

<--Aero Engineer & Pilot here.

Avatard · 07-19-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Wrong. It doesn't matter what the wheels do. The wheels could be spinning at 1000 mph and it doesn't matter. The thrust of the engine will push it forward. Now if you have a 10,000 foot conveyor, the plane will take off.

This is the correct and only answer.

Reyna1 · 07-19-2009, 03:31 PM

All wheels on aircraft free spin. There is no direct link to the engine since there is no transmission.

MILK · 07-19-2009, 07:41 PM

They actually did it on Mythbusters and the plane flew.

askmrjesus · 07-19-2009, 08:01 PM

But what if the plane was on the moon? Could it still take off if the freezer was full?

Would a snake on a conveyor belt take off?

What about a plane with a conveyor belt full of snakes in freezers on the moon?

Would the snakes still be cold, or would it just be a bunch of warm snakes wondering why the Government put them in a plane with freezers at a Top Secret moon replica facility, with a giant conveyor belt?

The answer is:

Fidel Castro.

It has to be.

JC

Tmall · 07-19-2009, 08:08 PM

Tie a string to a toy car on a treadmill that's going 200mph in reverse, do you have to pull 200mph on the string to move it? Or will the slightest nudge cause it to move forward?

'73 H1 Triple · 07-19-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

Tie a string to a toy car on a treadmill that's going 200mph in reverse, do you have to pull 200mph on the string to move it? Or will the slightest nudge cause it to move forward?

BRB

goof2 · 07-19-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

But what if the plane was on the moon? Could it still take off if the freezer was full?

Would a snake on a conveyor belt take off?

What about a plane with a conveyor belt full of snakes in freezers on the moon?

Would the snakes still be cold, or would it just be a bunch of warm snakes wondering why the Government put them in a plane with freezers at a Top Secret moon replica facility, with a giant conveyor belt?

The answer is:

Fidel Castro.

It has to be.

JC

Snakes?

askmrjesus · 07-19-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by '73 H1 Triple

BRB

JC

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Reyna1 Future LEO Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 23	All wheels on aircraft free spin. There is no direct link to the engine since there is no transmission. __________________ -Mikie- NSR's Chupacabra

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askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	But what if the plane was on the moon? Could it still take off if the freezer was full? Would a snake on a conveyor belt take off? What about a plane with a conveyor belt full of snakes in freezers on the moon? Would the snakes still be cold, or would it just be a bunch of warm snakes wondering why the Government put them in a plane with freezers at a Top Secret moon replica facility, with a giant conveyor belt? The answer is: Fidel Castro. It has to be. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

07-19-2009, 07:41 PM	#35
MILK The cows want you dead. Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,087	They actually did it on Mythbusters and the plane flew.

07-19-2009, 08:08 PM	#37
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Tie a string to a toy car on a treadmill that's going 200mph in reverse, do you have to pull 200mph on the string to move it? Or will the slightest nudge cause it to move forward?