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Old 12-03-2005, 03:16 AM   #8 (permalink)
Nico Flax
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Re: Will it take off?

No the plane will take off because the wheels aren't the problem. This is because the air from the jets will exert force on the plane. Think of it like this, the plane is going 0mph because of the belt, where does all that thrust go? It has to move forward, the force isn't on the runway its on the plane. It doesn't matter wheather the wheels are moving because the belt isn't stopping the forward motion of the plane itself, just the motion of the wheels. The jet engines just have to overcome the friction of the wheels, easily done, and then it starts to move.
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