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Originally posted by porsche996:
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Originally posted by Mobycat:
[b]It will.

Again...put a windsock on the wing. It will not flutter.
Not if the plane isn't moving.

But if the conveyor belt is moving, then the plane is moving. Period. That's in the given problem statement.

And if the plane is moving, then that windsock will be flapping like all hell.[/b]
OK. Stand next to the plane on the side of the conveyor belt.

In relation to you (which is also in relation to the wind, since it's calm), the plane WILL NOT BUDGE.
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