What makes airfoils function? Airflow over the wing. The plane will not generate enough airflow over the wing to generate the lift required to achieve flight. If the plane remains stationary on the conveyor belt, there is no airflow over the wing. Even if the engine is at max power, of the plane does not move forward to generate any airflow the plane stands no chance of getting off the ground.
Does anyone know how planes take off on aircraft carriers? They use a steam powered catapult system that accelerates the plane to a speed where enough air flows over the foil to lift the plane. To make this function better, the ship turns into the wind to maximize the lift the plane gets from the slingshot. The plane is airbourne before the engines have a chance to pull/push the plane forward through the air. This is busted before it begins.
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