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Originally posted by Rockaholic:
It's an assumption not included in the list, but one that people are making.
Yes, they are making an incorrect FALSE assumption. The scenario specifically states that the conveyor matches the plane's speed, and by inference, its airspeed, since that's how planes measure whether they can fly or not. If there's no wind, the plane must ALWAYS continue to move in order for the conveyor to have any kind of speed to react negatively to.

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The only way the plane does not take off is if the plane remains stationary - which is the heart of the question about will a plane on a conveyor take off.
That's actually not true. The plane could move all the way down the runway and still not take off if the wheel bearing friction was high enough to prevent the plane from acquiring enough airspeed.
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