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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
Not sure how the wording invalidates the results. I think the way it is now is clear. If we switched it to read "won't takeoff", 63% would have chosen "confirmed" instead.
Unless of course no one actually read the question on the poll and assumed it was something else.
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Lol well I voted confirmed because I knew the plane would fly, so I didn't vote according to my own question
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Not at all, a plane on a conveyer belt moving at sufficient speed and with wheels that could withstand the forces acting on it will remain stationary.
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The gear aren't through the centre of gravity it'll cause the airplane to rotate and flip it.
Like I said before, the myth talks about the conveyor moving at the same speed as the plane in the opposite direction, not some high speed.
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The way it was executed, the wings were moving faster, relative to the air than the plane was moving relative to the ground, therefore it took off.
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But how fast the plane is moving relative to the ground doesn't have anything to do with flight, it's all about airspeed.
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I think spirit of the myth is partly in reducing runway length, etc. This way just takes longer but you still take off.
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It's not about reducing runway length at all, the question is will the plane take off or not.