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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
LOL, conveyer belt = no air moving under the plane's wings = no lift = no fly
Mythbusters is getting pretty stupid sometimes, most of these things are pretty obvious. The Superspecial was very disappointing - waterskiiing behind a cruise ship? How is that even a myth?
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I'm always amazed that people are fooled by this. It is very obvious, but in the other direction. It's totally obvious the plane will take off. Jets/propellors act on the air, not on the ground. The conveyor belt has nothing to do with the air, so accelleration will be the same* and take off distance will be the same*.
*Assuming friction in the wheel bearings is negligible, which it is darn close to.