#607594 - 14/11/0706:46 PMRe: Airplane on a treadmill question
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If the plane sits on the conveyer belt, and the conveyer belt is moving, the plane is moving backwards. When the engines start to push the plane, it now will stay in one spot, with no possible way to lift itself off the ground.
When the engines push the plane faster(which would be faster than the conveyer belt) it will take off. It will not take off moving at the same speed as the conveyer belt.