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#2532
Originally Posted by nieldk View Post
Imagine a 747 is sitting on a conveyor belt, as wide and long as a runway. The conveyor belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the wheels, moving in the opposite direction. Can the plane take off?
No, because there is no flow of air that would be able to lift the wings.
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