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Originally posted by MattyX:
Ergo- plane travels 120 KIAS, conveyor goes 120 knots, wheels spin at 240knots until liftoff.
Then it's an infinite acceleration.

The plane is not travelling at 240 knots in air speed (assuming that's what KIAS is). It's travelling at ground speed relative to the conveyor belt. It's not moving in airspeed.

At some point it WILL hit it's limit. Engines don't have an infinite speed.
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