Originally Posted by
Draconius
Do a self test.
Get a conveyor belt start running on it and jump forward like you are doing a distanced long jump. You will NOT jump as far as if you were running on solid ground and leaped from the same spot.
It is basic physics folks. You need forward momentum in order to gain any air resistance over the wings.
:doh:
when YOU are on a treadmill, you're using your LEGS to push you forward. a plane does NOT use it's wheels to pull itself forward. but yes, it is basic physics.