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DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 · (#51 (**permalink**))

Busted....the plane takes off...the conveyor belt cannot resist the propellor forces moving the plane forward.

Ponch · (#52 (**permalink**))

So what happened?

Green Hornet · (#53 (**permalink**))

plane flew no prob.

mikeh · (#54 (**permalink**))

I win!

Thirdgen89GTA · (#55 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeh

I win!

Woot Woot! Everyone I talked to told me it wouldn't fly and I kept trying to explain that the plane used thrust for forward movement and not torque applied through the wheels.

DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 · (#56 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghosty

i believe that since the plane uses thrust to propell it instead of wheel spin that the conveyor would have little to no effect on the plane taking off no matter how fast it spins

This is the first post that correctly answers the question.

slaytanic · (#57 (**permalink**))

Not hardly, I said that since day 1!

Sh1nn3r · (#58 (**permalink**))

Good stuff, very cool question. I believe it would fly as well due the the fact that the plane is thrust driven rather then wheel driven.

DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 · (#59 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by slaytanic

Not hardly, I said that since day 1!

But Ghosty said it first in this thread, post #6.

And for that he wins.......

......nothing, but the satisfaction of having a good grasp on on the laws of physics and mechanics.

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