12-20-2007, 05:07 PM
HAULN-SS Wrote:Bingo - the friction is negligible. The wheels turn as fast as the treadmill motor, which is infinitely fast. The plane stays perfectly still, relative to everything else in the world, except for the treadmill belt. Thus no air moves over the wings of the airplane. No lift, no takeoff.
UGH - haven't we been over this?
The WHEELS don't propel the body of the plane. The thrusters push against the AIR, which moves the plane.
It will take off.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger