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Old May 1st 08, 05:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Airplanes and Conveyor Belts - Mythbusters

ContestID67 wrote:
Question: Can a conventional powered airplane take off from a conveyor
belt which is moving at the same speed but in an opposite direction?


Absolutely.

The propulsion of the aircraft is provided by the prop and not the wheels.
If it were the other way around then the ship will remain stationary in
relation to the ground.

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