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Originally posted by BlueSky:
IF you WFers are correct, is the distance needed for takeoff more, less, or the same as needed on a runway?

How did you reach your answer?
Distance needed for takeoff is greater on a conveyor belt than on a conventional runway.

Why? Because the friction of wheel bearings spinning at twice their normal speed creates an opposing force to the engine thrust. As my previous posts have indicated, if the wheel bearing friction is so great that the engines can't overpower that force, then that's either a poorly designed or poorly maintained aircraft.
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