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Originally posted by JeffW:

You are confusing the motion of the belt with force. It exerts virtually no force on the plane due to the wheels, which spin freely.
It is you my friend who is confused.

Stop bringing the wheels and all the other peripheral garbage back into the discussion. You are confusing yourself.

If you are running on a treadmill with the treadmill's speed and your running pace matched exactly, your relative position to the earth will not change.

It is no different for the plane. Once you get over that fact, we can move on. Where's your "open mind"?