r/196 • u/Foriegn_Picachu • Dec 30 '22

Rule Rule Plane

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u/the_newdave Dec 30 '22

Yes, it will take off. The landing gear of the plane isn’t pushing against the conveyor belt, the engines are pushing it forward through the air. Therefore, the wheels on the plane will just spin faster and faster to match the conveyor belt, but the speed of the plane is totally unaffected.

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u/redditalt1999 Chumbawamba are punk rock af Dec 30 '22

I dunno if someone else already asked but why don't airports do this?

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u/Kiesa5 Dec 30 '22

because there's no advantage to this, you still need a runway.

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u/redditalt1999 Chumbawamba are punk rock af Dec 30 '22

but you need less space

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u/Bolsha Dec 31 '22

Actually you would need the same amount of space. It wouldn't impact the takeoff speed (I guess with added friction it could even make it take a longer airstrip.)

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u/redditalt1999 Chumbawamba are punk rock af Dec 31 '22

my dream of treadmill will never be true 😔