Originally Posted by RB
It can if it's a harrier jet :reechy:
And in my opinion, I don't think it can, and here's why. Yes, we all know that the wheels are disconnected from the engine. BUT, once the plane's engine generates just enough thrust to lift the wheels off the moving tarmac, it will still be generating next to no air intake (because it's not moving) to power the engines, meaning it can't sustain its weight long enough to get up to a speed where the amount of air intake is enough to keep the weight of the jet in mid air.
You just contradicted yourself. A Harrier jet can hover (as long as it has jet fuel), are you saying that it can't fly because it's not moving and therefor NO air (or little) is getting to the motors and harriers don't fly because of this?