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Old 01-28-2008, 02:34 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by fotze View Post
So the wheels only exerted force will be up to prevent the plane falling down, the friction force of the ground will be eleminated? I thought the treadmill acted to push the plane backward. So maybe it will take off.
The wheels are free-spinning, the amount of force they'll contribute by friction would be minimal (that's the whole point of landing gear wheels )
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