Airplane + Conveyor Belt

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  • ribit0

    OMG. Did anyone study physics here?

    "wrong ribit. the wings would be standing still."

    Can you explain why the wings would be standing still? With thousands of pounds of thrust pushing the plane forward?

    The runway can move backwards as fast as it likes..it just means the plane takes off at its usual airspeed, but with the wheels doing say 20000 RPM rather than the usual 10000 RPM...hardly a problem...

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