So a plane is on a conveyer belt......

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Well here is the answer as I see it. I wanted to wait for a few posts to get in the thread.

Certainly if you use the Jogger on a treadmill scenario then the plane could NOT take off as there would be no airflow over the wings. Consider this, for a Jogger, or a Car on a dyno the primary means for acceleration is through the ground. The power is applied as either steps forward, or rotating tires to propel a person or car.

With a plane acceleration is not provided by the wheels on the ground but thrust given by a prop or an engine. So if you go with that then the friction generated by the wheels is not enough to stop the plane and hold it in place. Even if the tread mill is moving at 150mph it doesn't require the same amount of thrust as a plane traveling 150mph on a runway because the treadmill does not have any wind resistance.

So the plane will still accelerate, even though the tread mill is slowing the plane down the plane would still have sufficient thrust to overcome the extra friction by the treadmill and attain enough speed to generate lift.

BTW, this is what tonights Mythbusters is about. And i'm positive that it will be able to take off.

Ya, what I said. LOL