WingFlaps wrote in news:ddef2011-7cca-4e5e-b5a8-
:

On Jan 31, 12:34*pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Jan 30, 1:36*pm, Peter Clark

wrote:
For those interested in such things, the MythBusters show titled
"Airplane on a Conveyor Belt" is in TVGuide to air tonight at 9pm
Eastern US on Discovery/Discovery HD.

Yea, I had the TiVo searching for it for the last few weeks. I see
that its set to record soon (I never actually pay attention to when a
show is on anymore). I'm looking forward to it. To me the interesting
part will not be the experiment but the premise. Do some believe that
an airplane generates lift as a result of the speed of the wheels?
-Robert

I'd be interested in knowing whether they can detect the actual lift
derived from the wheels spinning as the plane lifts off...


Well, you could do it in a wind tunnel!
There was a time in the 30's when a rotating cylinder was seen as the
future of the wing. I think maybe even a few were built! I'm pretty sure I
have an old Popular aviation with a few pics of a fairly unsucessful
prototype..
But a little spinning wheel isn't going to give you much..

Bertie