Originally Posted by clickwir
Ah grasshopper, but it does. The plane's wings cannot generate lift if it does not move forward. However the plane will be moving forward just fine because it uses THRUST from the engines, not from the wheels.
Thrust moves the plane foward.
Moving forward generates lift.
Lift, well, lifts the plane off the ground.
but the air arround the plane will not be moving! think of it! it's like a car on a dyno... is air moving arround the car when on dyno? NO
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