Will the plane takeoff?

[usetosellhummer]

so where did the plane go, and what was served for dinner?

[KenP]

Originally Posted by usetosellhummer

so where did the plane go, and what was served for dinner?

After not going anywhere, the passengers and crew walked to McDonalds.

[ROX]

Originally Posted by KenP

After not going anywhere, .

They did too! They flew off to Las Vegas, where they landed safely on another converyor belt, and walked into the Bellagio.

The landing conveyor belt is tilted at a 15degree angle and is spinning at the same speed as the earth at the equator.

[usetosellhummer]

I like your answer, did they go to the Garden and check out the fall colors or throw bones at the table? the view from the suite we stayed in, wow
wish I had money to go every year!

[Mr. I - Man]

yes it will take off. At some point

Planes take off from near frictionless sources all the time ie. snow, ice and water. The wheels are not producing thrust or power applied to ground.

To test this let us put your hummer on a 4 wheel dyno peg the needle right nothing happens because energy from the wheels is transfered to the rollers (conveyor belt). Now lets strap some JADO bottles to the back of your hummer. Its going go through the wall. Thrust is only relevant to which it is applied to ie. if you strapped the JADO bottle to your wheels they would spin very fast however the thrust energy would transfer to the rollers and your truck would go nowhere.

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by Mr. I - Man

yes it will take off. At some point

Planes take off from near frictionless sources all the time ie. snow, ice and water. The wheels are not producing thrust or power applied to ground.

And the plane is going to acquire lift from where? Wheel speed doesn't produce lift for wings.

[Mr. I - Man]

Oh yeah I almost for got. You can test this is the air. I was flying a cessna 152 practicing stalls, slow flight and spin recoveries. And found when in slow flight if the winds aloft are faster than your V-speed and you face into them you can look at your ground track and you are actually flying backwards and at the same speed as the winds aloft your plane stays stationary, BUT YOU ARE STILL FLYING!!!!