Registered: 23/03/01
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Originally posted by Rockaholic:
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Originally posted by BlueSky: [b]To answer your question:
My hypothesis is based on the scenario given, that all aircraft tires are on the belt.
In yours, it seems to me the front tires would rotate faster than the rear ones but the aircraft would continue moving forward until all tires were on the belt, at which time the aircraft's forward motion would cease and all tires would rotate in place.
Does that answer your question?
No, you create a new problem -
You have the plane moving at 100 mph, and the front wheels moving at 100 mph going forward on a conveyor belt moving -100mph and then just stopping.
What force is being applied that stops the forward motion of the plane? You can't say the motion of the conveyor belt, because if that were true the front wheels of the plane would not be able to move forward in relation to the ground on the belt.[/b]
BlueSky answered the question as if the plane were a RWD car.
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