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Old 01-28-2008, 02:00 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by foofighter15 View Post
I think before we can reach a decision we need to know what the purpose of the treadmill is. Is it to be the length of the plane, and the plane be stationary until take off...or is it going to be half a runway long and go at half the speed as the plane which then creates a shorter runway, and less space needed for the plane to take off
It's like a treadmill where it loops around so it's infinitely long.

And a plane can't be stationary until it takes off, unless it's got an engine that provides lift instead of wings (like a helicopter or harrier jet).
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