Can the plane take off?

IF that's true, then how can the conveyor possibly "exactly match" the speed of the wheels?
Who cares about the wheels? They rotate freely. The wheels and conveyor belt have nothing to do with the aircraft moving or not moving. It doesn't matter if the wheels are moving fast or slow or forwards or backwards driven from the conveyor belt moving. This can't be that hard..... But it's funny! Don't make me get my slide rule out.

Some of us must work in HR or sell lady's underwear or are accountants and some of us build and launch rockets or design airplanes....
 
Who cares about the wheels? They rotate freely. The wheels and conveyor belt have nothing to do with the aircraft moving or not moving. It doesn't matter if the wheels are moving fast or slow or forwards or backwards driven from the conveyor belt moving. This can't be that hard..... But it's funny! Don't make me get my slide rule out.

Some of us must work in HR or sell lady's underwear or are accountants and some of us build and launch rockets or design airplanes....
Lady’s underwear here after I lost my accounting job :)
 
I wish some of you would take a moment to explain to us this thing about birds not being real. Have you heard about that one?

It's also quite obvious we never landed on the moon. How would that even be possible, a space rocket HAS NO WHEELS!!! Geeze guys. We're on to something with this thread.
 
Who cares about the wheels? They rotate freely. The wheels and conveyor belt have nothing to do with the aircraft moving or not moving. It doesn't matter if the wheels are moving fast or slow or forwards or backwards driven from the conveyor belt moving. This can't be that hard..... But it's funny! Don't make me get my slide rule out.

Some of us must work in HR or sell lady's underwear or are accountants and some of us build and launch rockets or design airplanes....
It's not about engines or thrust...it's about logic. If you can't keep that statement true, then you can't more further to "solve" the problem.
 
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I wish some of you would take a moment to explain to us this thing about birds not being real. Have you heard about that one?

It's also quite obvious we never landed on the moon. How would that even be possible, a space rocket HAS NO WHEELS!!! Geeze guys. We're on to something with this thread.
My grandfather was hard core into the conspiracy of landing on the moon. The whole thing was fake.. he had a pretty convincing argument …I believed him.. but I was just starting my career in selling ladies underwear so I was vulnerable
 
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My grandfather was hard core into the conspiracy of landing on the moon. The whole thing was fake.. he had a pretty convincing argument ….. but I was just starting my job in selling ladies underwear so I was vulnerable

Did your grandfather happen to work for Boeing? And have some experience with conveyor belts as well? This is all starting to come together for me now....
 
Ah, you're trying to teach me your view! Ok.

You said full throttle, right? Compare the force produced by the engines to the remaining force of the brakes and any friction / drag between the tires and the conveyor. There would still need to be a lot of brake application, I assume. You let off the brakes just enough to start the plane forward to activate the conveyor, correct?


Guy, you're gonna wear the skin off the ends of your fingers. I think this is going to end up a hung jury.
I like Ollie's post #81 about the guy doing the face plant into the sheetrock. I can see that. It's simple and he says it in less than 2 sentences. :)
I vote it fly's
 
Guy, you're gonna wear the skin off the ends of your fingers. I think this is going to end up a hung jury.
I like Ollie's post #81 about the guy doing the face plant into the sheetrock. I can see that. It's simple and he says it in less than 2 sentences. :)
I vote it fly's
Haaa! You may be right. Entertaining enough though...and friendly so far!!
 
It flies. Thrust comes from the jet engine not the wheels. If a 747 needs roughly 200mph to take off the wheels will be doing 400mph. Im still not getting on this plane.
 
Ah, you're trying to teach me your view! Ok.

You said full throttle, right? Compare the force produced by the engines to the remaining force of the brakes and any friction / drag between the tires and the conveyor. There would still need to be a lot of brake application, I assume. You let off the brakes just enough to start the plane forward to activate the conveyor, correct?
Correct. As soon as the wheels start to roll, the conveyor matches that speed, and plane remains stationary relative to its GPS coordinates.
 
Premise: The Earth is approximately 72% water.
Premise: That water is uncarbonated.

Conclusion: The Earth is flat.
If you launch in a rocket to orbit the earth and launch against the direction the earth is spinning, do you go anywhere? Will the rocket even take off?
Hold it - you are right the earth is flat.... My bad.
 
Correct. As soon as the wheels start to roll, the conveyor matches that speed, and plane remains stationary relative to its GPS coordinates.
As long as you keep your foot on the brakes or throttle back the engines, correct?
 
Yes it is quite about logic but more about physics and rocket science.
That's where folks are getting confused. You can't get to the physics and rocket science part if you can't pass the logic part first. That's where you land on the "Do not pass GO, do not collect $200" space.
 
Another view - If the treadmill was made of ice and the plane had ski's, would it take off?
In full disclosure, I just read that somewhere else.
 

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