Registered: 08/03/01
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Loc: Lawrenceville, NJ, USA
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Originally posted by JMiles:
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Originally posted by Hawk: [b]How about this.....lets see if this can get to the ALR:
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).
Will the plane be able to take off?
the plane stays in the same exact place. jets push forward. conveyor belt acts as treadmill(u dont go anywhere when u run on a treadmill). no forward movement ie: no lift.[/b]
I hope you're kidding....and not stupid.
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