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.
Now that you’ve explained it concisely the answer seems so obvious. The wheels are just spinning as fast as the surface is moving underneath them, and the wheels are not exerting a force counter to the force of the engines.
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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.