Will the plane take off...

[NicoleinVegas]

This topic was posted on the Raptor Forum, and has started quite the discussion...what do you all think?

A plane is standing on a runway that can move (like a giant conveyor

belt). This conveyor has a control system that tracks the plane's

speed and tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same (but

in the opposite direction) instantly.

Will the plane be able to take off?

[vegas style]

no its wont its not the speed of the planes wheels it is air speed that lets a plane take off. the air moving over/under the wings causes lift. if the speed of the conveyor matches speed of the planes wheels its not moving forward and there is no air is moving around the wings=no lift=no takeoff

[YamaKiller]

it will without a doubt take off. the conveyor will just double the speed of the wheels. It is propulsion that moves the plane forward giving it lift, not drive wheels (i.e. like a car with wings.)

[Richard Cheese]

..............will i be able to drink this beer .........

[Vegas FX400]

if im running backwards, will i be able to flick this booger as far as if i was running forward with my left hand in my back pocket????? :no_no:

[dunefreak]

It depends.....do they serve pizza on this plane?

[powerhouse]

Jay , that's one way to look at it !

no the bird can't fly that way !~!

[vegas style]

wonder how much $ a seat is and where is it going if it could take off?

[Vegas FX400]

is this SOUL PLANE?????

[Sincity_blondie]

[offroadracer]

:no_no: if im running backwards, will i be able to flick this booger as far as if i was running forward with my left hand in my back pocket????? :no_no:

:porn:

[duniemonkie]

Are there snakes on this flight?

[Vegas FX400]

Are there snakes on this flight?

" Im tired of these mutha f#$kin snakes on this mutha f*&kin plane"

[EY3BA11]

im with vegas style... the only lift being produced is what is coming off the prop and that isnt enough to get the plane moving essentially if its stationary... You guys should have a good look at bernulli's law..

[sandstarved]

It wont take off, it has no forward movement...thus no airflow to create lift. That simple.

[barefoot bob]

air flow creates lift if the comnveyor is running 300mph backwards and the plane is running 300 mph forward it stayes still there is no lift plane wont fly

[EY3BA11]

It wont take off, it has no forward movement...thus no airflow to create lift. That simple.

It does have airflow.. but propwash isnt enough to create the amount of lift required to get the bird off the ground

[sandstarved]

O.K so now, what kind of plane are we talkin about. Cessna, 767, 747, helicopter? Man to many anologys.

[EY3BA11]

good point...

wheres mythbusters when you need em..

[Vegas FX400]

O.K so now, what kind of plane are we talkin about. Cessna, 767, 747, helicopter? Man to many anologys.

an AIRPLANE..............geesh....

[barefoot bob]

it doesnt MATTER what kind of plane no airflow = no lift no lift = no fly the prop pulls the plane causing momentom not airflow momentom creates the air flow causing the lift.

[Vegas FX400]

i like cheetos

[desertskyz]

Is this the airlines version of a dino machine?

Are we there yet?

[ynot]

depends on the pilot!

[SandBox_Kid]

no its wont its not the speed of the planes wheels it is air speed that lets a plane take off. the air moving over/under the wings causes lift. if the speed of the conveyor matches speed of the planes wheels its not moving forward and there is no air is moving around the wings=no lift=no takeoff