A plane is standing on a runway that can move (like a giant conveyor belt). This conveyor has a control system that tracks the plane's speed and tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same (but in the opposite direction).

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Originally posted by TJ:
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I think that the context of the scenario is to see if people could determine the relevance of the concept of the tread mill as a runway...not to nit pick over "What if a terrorist were to fire a RPG, or what if the conveyor belt was too short, or what if the conveyor frightened the pilot", etc.

laugh

Reading the given scenario...it seems perfectly reasonable to assume that if the conveyor is the runway, that it is, other than being a tread mill, ....it is normal...

IE: Straight and flat, as opposed to ski slope shaped, or mountain road shaped, too short, with a giant wall across the end, etc.

The ONLY variable from a normal runway seems to be that it is a conveyor belt.

laugh

Same with the plane...it should be assumed that it is not a helicopter, or a thing used to shave wood, etc.
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