12-20-2007, 04:02 PM
Uh yeah I'm with Kaan. If the wheels just spin and the treadmill keeps the plane in place, no air is being forced underneath to create lift. It's just sitting there making the treadmill go faster and faster. It would be like putting a Corvette ZR1 on a lake of ice. You could mash the go pedal as much as you want, all you're going to get is a ton of exhaust gas and some melted ice. Even then the car would probably eventually move forward a little... in RJs example it would never move if the treadmill just moved under the power of the wheels, which were driven by the jet engines. I think. Ah man I'm confused now ha ha
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks