Would It Take Off?

A plane is standing on a runway that can move (some sort of band conveyer). The plane moves in one direction, while the conveyer moves in the opposite direction. This conveyer has a control system that tracks the plane speed and tunes the speed of the conveyer to be exactly the same (but in opposite direction).

The question is:

Will the plane take off or not?

>> Edited by m.c on Saturday 4th March 10:48

are you for real?..... you need air flow to generate lift under the wings, what's the stall speed?!!!!

where you out last night?!!

You would have thrust but no lift, as mentioned you would have no airflow/lift over the wings.

You could argue you have a ground speed, but you would have no lift.

If you had a 150kt headwind though it may well take off

The real answer is.....














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Unless , of course you had a VTOL Capability like the Harrier, in which case it would take off

shadytree said:

i bet that picture has been posted more...

>> Edited by m.c on Saturday 4th March 11:13

No it would stay on the ground.

sounds rather like a rolling road to me !

Please, for the sake of sanity, lock it now!

And add a category under posting rules of subjects not allowed to be posted

xiphias said:

Please, for the sake of sanity, lock it now! And add a category under posting rules of subjects not allowed to be posted

What he ^^^^^^ said!

aaarrrggggghhhhh, I wasn't looking forward to going shopping with teenage daughter in Merry Hell but having seen this one again.