The wheels don't provide ANY forward momentum to the plane. If the jet engines are going, the plane will move forward and take off no matter what's under the wheels. Think about a seaplane taking off against the current of a river, its no problem at all. Ever wonder why the jet dragsters don't do burnouts at the drag strip? Hello?

The "It won't fly" crowd is probably the same crowd who bought all of Suzanne Sommers' thigh masters... Mom used to say, "the world needs dumb people to make the rest of us look smart."