Once and for f*cking all....

[87-325ic]

all you have to do to fly is ride your bike on a treadmill

you didnt know you could do this..?

[TwoJ's]

Yeah, I'd expect them to test things that actually could happen. This is just some stupid joke that anyone with a junior high education should see through.

[crunk3]

it will take off, the jets propel the plane not the wheels

[sumyungguy]

you didnt know you could do this..?

Shh.... dont tell to many people..


Grants face was pretty funny when he was sky diving..

[Firestorm]

it will take off, the jets propel the plane not the wheels

Indeed, it's moving forward by THRUST. The fact it's on a belt has nothing to do with the plane moving, if it was wheel driven it'd go no where.

[JasonC]

Is the belt moving the opposite way of the airplane or is the belt just stationary?

[Firestorm]

Moving the other way.

[AndrewBird]

Dear god not this again...

[LivingLegend06]

are you guys seriously going to discuss this again?

[Borat]

I'm surprised Mythbusters would actually do that, why waste their time. let the inbred retards keep thinking it wont fly.

[Julien]

The answer is simple:
If the jet actually moves (ie powered by it's own motors) it will take off.
If the jet stays stationary (powered by wheels, which never happens) the jet will go nowhere.

[dvs909]

everyone knows the what will really happen, but i think r3v loves to fuck with each other.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Dear god not this again...

x 2

[Erick]

I'm still saying no. Although there is a chance, it is something clear. (How I love keeping this thread alive)

If you put a plane stationary on the belt, and start moving the belt, the plane will be dragged back for the simple fact that there is friction between the belt and the wheels. Therefore, there is SOME sort of force that will be holding the plane back, even if it's independent from the thrust of the motor.

So the plane will be required to have a LOT (depending on how much friction there is, ice runways don't count) more thrust than normal in order to be able to counter that extra drag that will still be there. So it's possible, but I dont think anything other than a fighter jet could overcome that.

Also, quick fact. Not saying this will happen, but it comes down to this: if the wheel spin from the plane remains the same as the belt (moving backwards), then the plane's speed will be 0, and it will not generate any lift whatsoever. For it to take off, it will need to overcome this.

The odds are seriously against it how I see it. So I say no, under normal circumstances, it will not take off.

Oh, and it needs a belt the size of a real-life runway... but that's a given.

- Erick

[Turf1600]

It will take off.