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Originally posted by Mobycat:
But the *whole* plane has to have forward momentum to lift. It doesn't have that.
Yes it does, the conveyor has no effect on the air which provides the resitance to the thrust which propels the plane forward independant of what the wheels are doing with the exception of the brakes being applied. The plane doesn't care about the how fast the wheels are spinning, the wheels will just spin happily along (as the plane moves forward on or past the conveyor) until the plane takes off and then they will get tucked into their cosy little compartments until it's time to land.
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Todd K.

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