Originally Posted by
heywoodjablowme
but if the jet engine moves the plane forward & the conveyor belt moves it backward at the same rate as it moves forward, then there is effectively ZERO movement & no movement = no air movement over the wings = no lift = no liftoff
i can't understand why this fact elludes people

Thank you
This is my stance on the subject as well, you just said it more eloquently than I could.
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