Airplanes and Conveyor Belts - Mythbusters
On May 1, 12:31*pm, tommytoyz 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?
You asked the question wrong. In the Video the question is:
Can a conventional powered airplane take off from a conveyor
belt which is moving at the take off speed of the airplane in the
opposite direction?
The wheel steering will get a bit touchy!
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