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Old 01-28-2008, 04:20 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by Ducay View Post
Guys, the plane takes off.
I guess my thinking is that if the plane needs to hit 100 knots to take off, and the treadmill is going at 100 knots, the plane will now require a ground speed of 200 knots to take off.

And looking at the plane in the picture, I'm not sure it is capable of reaching a speed of double its takeoff velocity; be it ground speed or air speed.
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