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Old 01-27-2008, 05:54 AM
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My answer is NO

The propeller is the force acting against the treadmill, i would go into detail explaining but nah.

Besides what would the airplane do once it lifts form the ground?


Fly away? i think not
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 2001shrtbedcummins
well the wheels move forward at five miles per hour, while the treadmill goes backward to negate the five miles per hour of forward travel.
What is there to fix the wheels at 5 though? They are free spinning.

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Originally Posted by Blue01F250
jason -- what do you do there in Tulsa??? PM me if ya don't wanna say it in the open -- I know there are some aerospace companies in Tulsa...
He is in flight school learining how to be a stewardess...
 

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Old 01-27-2008, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RSWORDS
He is in flight school learining how to be a stewardess...
Noooo. You're supposed to call them flight attendants today.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 12:27 PM
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Politically correct guys, you know we can't have it any other way in todays world. I'm in flight school but I'm lookin for a job if you know of anything around here. I ain't been havin much luck
 
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Maybe you can work at hooters ?
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 03:16 PM
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But aren't airplanes thrust driven and not wheel driven? Just a thought.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 04:48 PM
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they use lift to tak off thrust makes speed witch=lift
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselMinded
Maybe you can work at hooters ?
I'm flat chested, already tried they won't hire me. And my legs didn't look to good in the shorts
 
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Old 01-28-2008, 11:36 AM
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I think Bobby is reading too much into it. In watching the Mythbuster clip, when they say that the plane is going to match the speed of the treadmill, the plane won't actually move. It will be just like a person running on a treadmill. It won't go forward or backward, it will stay in the same place. If this is the case, then the plane definitely won't take off because there is no air movement even though there is speed.
 
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Old 01-28-2008, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by babydoll214
I think Bobby is reading too much into it. In watching the Mythbuster clip, when they say that the plane is going to match the speed of the treadmill, the plane won't actually move. It will be just like a person running on a treadmill. It won't go forward or backward, it will stay in the same place. If this is the case, then the plane definitely won't take off because there is no air movement even though there is speed.
But your legs would be driving you! Strap a jet engine to your back and let me know what happens!!!
 



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