"Um, nope not really. Propulsion in this case has nothing to do with it taking off. Propulsion might as well be associated with making the wheels spin because on a treadmill that's all those jet (or prop) engines would be doing. "

I think sums up the flawed logic in the CF argument.

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For some bizarre reason...they seem to think that the thrust from the engines is turning the wheels of the plane, WITHOUT THE PLANE MOVING FORWARD.

They seem oblivious to the fact that UNLESS the plane moves forward, the wheels WON'T turn.

FOrward in THIS case has NOTHING to do with the speed of the belt, as FORWARD is, and CAN ONLY be, relative to the absolute postion of the plane...say, at a GPS coordinate.

The REASON for this - Is that the tires CANNOT turn from the belt alone (Which only MATCHES the plane's speed)....They can ONLY turn

IF THE THRUST PUSHES THE PLANE FORWARD...regardless of if the tires are on a belt, a river, a runway, a roller skate, etc.
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