Originally Posted by brtecson
Kestrel is arguing a complelety parallel argument. I'm not talking about the conveyor moving the air around airplane. I'm talking about the conveyor not moving the airplane. My argument is that the conveyor is going to make the wheels on the airplane spin, and not make the entire airplane move at the velocity of the conveyor.
FWIW, I'm going for my dual masters in Physics and Mechanical Engineering.
I skipped your post the first time I read through this thread, and having read it and thought about it some, I'm going to agree with you. For a plane with perfect bearings and tires, take off is unaffected. For a plane with real bearings and tires, the plane will take off a little more slowly. Unless it's a hang glider or one of those funky gliders with powered wheels, then my original answer stands
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