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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
That Straight dope had a good analogy, and it was referred to here.
Think of it like you are wearing rollerblades on the treadmill and holding a rope. the treadmill turns on and you start pulling on the rope. The initial jerk might be a bit of a jolt, but it is pretty easy to pull yourself forward. It almost makes no difference that you are on a treadmill, it is pretty easy to move forward by pulling on the rope.
the only difference in this case is instead of pulling on a rope the plane is pushing against the air, exactly the same way it does when it is taking off or flying.
The treadmill will have negligible effect on the plane, it will takeoff without a worry.
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That is a good analogy. Wheel spin would likely double but there is absolutly no reason why it would not take off. Save operator error.