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Originally Posted by kdoir345
and how fast is the belt being driven, or did i miss something?
Because the plane shouldnt move until the propeller generates enough of a force to counter what the belt is doing to the plane. Say what you will about the wheels not driving the plane, but there is still going to be an element of friction there that the wheels cant over come completly
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Look at it this way... a float plane has a lot more friction on takeoff than the wheels will in this experiment. Wheels have bearings to avoid friction and even at 300 knots ground speed the friction will be negligible.