Originally posted by porsche996: No. The people that say it takes off understand that an airplane moves due to engines pushing air, NOT wheels being forced to turn. Relative location of the observer doesn't matter.
I'm almost tempted to call the treadmill-and-wheels part of the ENTIRE argument a red herring.
Do whatever the fuck you want to the wheels with the treadmill. Forward. Backward. Faster. Slower. Whatever.
None of that will affect the airframe and the force of thrust being enacted upon the airframe.
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