Airplane + Conveyor Belt

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  • joyride0

    If the conveyor could keep the plane motionless, the plane will not fly.

    But the conveyor will not be able to do this. The thrust will pull the plane forward, the wheels will spin faster trying to keep it still, but they will just spin faster.

    If you were to pull the plane with a string forward on the conveyor (=thrust) would it matter how fast the conveyor spins in the opposite direction?

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