Read this... here!

 

I tried reading all of it, but to much cussing and other garbage between the good posts[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] I still do not agree that the plane will take off just by thrust without forward motion (and that motion is being removed by the belt rotating at the same speed as the planes wheels)

 

Maybe we need to take a page out of the movie Top Gun[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] use an model airplane and a piece of rubber, as the airplane excellerates in you mind, move the rubber piece to match it's speed, if all forward momentum is obsolete, how does the plane fly? Unless of course, the belt and the planes wheels are attached and the forward thrust of the plane drags the belt with it[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Hey all!
I've been a slacker this week. Sorry...I had to actually work.

Oh, it's snowing.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Hey Hoss[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] You must be getting the storm that just blew through us[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Before I wasn't sure if the plane would, or wouldn't take off. But one of the explanations explained it better. The plane is applying thrust to the air, not the ground. It's moving relative to the air. The conveyour would only work against things if a vehicle has thrust applied via the wheel (i.e. car.) A plane works purely on airspeed, not ground speed.

A plane (a small light plane like a Cesna whatever they are...the really common one with the high wing) with a light weight and large wing can actually go airborn with zero ground speed in a high wind. That's why they tether them down at airports. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

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you guys are way too smart fer me. I'm still wondering how that little dog in the back of the car windows bobbles his head

 

Is the car on a treadmill?

 

Boy, I could go pull a Hoss here and make a comment about bopping heads and cars[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img] But I won't[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

LOL!

 

LOL!!