MythBusters airplane on a conveyor belt

Jim Logajan wrote in
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"Robert Barker" wrote:
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. . On Jan 30, 2:36 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.

Any pilot (including the one that flew the plane on the show) and
believed they'd stand "like a brick" should fear their next BFR.

Why?

His conceptual confusion is obviously not uncommon or entirely without
cause - after all, consider the case of landing on that same treadmill
and applying the brakes. What do you think happens?

You're going to end up on your back!


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
consider the case of landing on that same treadmill
and applying the brakes. What do you think happens?

You're going to end up on your back!

Yeah - if the pilot doesn't correct for the treadmill motion and uses the
usual brake pressure it could nose over. Relative to the wheels it "looks"
like a fast landing.

On Jan 30, 4:36*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.

Crap, I missed it. I predicted that it would take off just find.

Wil

William Hung wrote:
On Jan 30, 4:36*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.

Crap, I missed it. I predicted that it would take off just find.

No you didn't. Discovery repeats its MythBusters episodes several times a
week. Check your TV schedule.

On Jan 30, 10:44*pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
William Hung wrote:
On Jan 30, 4:36*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.

Crap, I missed it. *I predicted that it would take off just find.

No you didn't. Discovery repeats its MythBusters episodes several times a
week. Check your TV schedule.

Yeah you're right Jim. I caught a re-run yesterday.

Wil

"Peter Clark" wrote in message
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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.

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