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Old February 4th 06, 05:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

Paul Tomblin wrote:
In a previous article, "jesse" said:
Ok, so all of us do not comment on his site, or well maybe that would
be better, does this guy really not have any sense to know that the
ground speed is completely irreleveant to aerodynamics(thinking of the
threads about 152s with 0 or negative ground speed)? whatever....
airspeed is zero, no lift, no fly.


Hopefully the people commenting on his site aren't as stupid as you.


Paul...dont look now, but that airplane is NOT flying off the ground
until the AIRSPEED is up...the treadmill is only moving the TIRES, that
means diddly squat to an airplane.

Damian