Thread: The "Plane on a Treadmill" Question
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Old 12-07-2006, 06:25 PM   #134
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally Posted by rkzenrage
Of course not... the air moving across the wing gives lift (a very simplistic description, at-best). The treadmill negates that.
It would if it kept the plane stationary relative to the ground, which it can't.
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