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You Need a Thneed · 01-28-2008, 03:22 PM

The added friction on the wheels is easily overcome by the motors. A plane trying to take off on water, or a plane trying to take off on a grass runway would have as much friction as tires on pavement going twice as fast as normal.

01-28-2008, 03:22 PM	#49
You Need a Thneed Voted for Kodos Join Date: Dec 2007 Exp:	The added friction on the wheels is easily overcome by the motors. A plane trying to take off on water, or a plane trying to take off on a grass runway would have as much friction as tires on pavement going twice as fast as normal.