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MMn !

Ok, I had assumed that the conveyor was powered and would always travel in a reverse direction so as to counteract the forward speed of the aircraft .
If the belt was freewheeling then the only forces that you would have to overcome would be the weight of the aircraft and friction between the belt and the aircraft wheels.
I notice in your first posting you mentioned "capable of matching the speed." [ Bugger!]I should have read your post more closely .
Dodger, you assumed right, the conveyer is powered. As the plane moves foreward, the conveyer does in fact counteract the foreward speed of the wheels, but because they are wheels, it only effects the wheels themselves, not the aircraft. If the aircraft is moving down the runway, the wheels would me moving at aproximately twice the speed of the aircraft, but to no effect. The aircraft is being thrusted foreward by it's engines. The wheels only purpose is to support the plane, not drive the plane.
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I'd say it would not fly...

At take-off, the brakes are applied until the thrust developed by the engine(s) reaches the required power level.
The thrust then pushes the craft forward. The weight of the aircraft causes friction between tyre's and runway. This would set the "conveyor" in motion and the aircraft would remain static while the engine rev'ed and the conveyor conveyed

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You are right. When the brakes are applied, the plane isn't moving, therefor the conveyor isn't moving either, bit when the brakes are released, the wheels move foreward. The conveyer counteracts this and spins the wheels at twice the speed, but this is irrelavent because the plane is moved foreward by thrust, not by friction with the ground. The plane takes off.
For every reaction there is an opposite and equal reaction. If the planes engines are creating 14,000 pounds of thrust and the plane is standing still, where is all the energy going?
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If the planes engines are creating 14,000 pounds of thrust and the plane is standing still, where is all the energy going?

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In order to remain airborne the helicopter has to generate a downward force greater than it's own weight .
Equal to its own weight. Tut, tut.
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You are right. When the brakes are applied, the plane isn't moving, therefor the conveyor isn't moving either, bit when the brakes are released, the wheels move foreward. The conveyer counteracts this and spins the wheels at twice the speed, but this is irrelavent because the plane is moved foreward by thrust, not by friction with the ground. The plane takes off.
For every reaction there is an opposite and equal reaction. If the planes engines are creating 14,000 pounds of thrust and the plane is standing still, where is all the energy going?
YouTube - Mythbusters - Plane on conveyor belt the practice!
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Nice job Dodger! I hope this didn't keep you up at night.
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I love the bar and the best bit is theres no chucking out time just drink and be merry all day everyday also means i never have to suffer a hangover ever again.
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I love the bar and the best bit is theres no chucking out time just drink and be merry all day everyday also means i never have to suffer a hangover ever again.

Yep, it's great in here, ice cold Guinness and no time called for how long you have to drink it!
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Hi Everyone--

I am kinda new to this forum and want to meet new friends out here. Hopefully can gain alot to those motorcycle lovers like me. A fun forum to gain more friends, this is what it's all about.
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Beer, Beer, Beer !
Hurrah !
Another bikers Bar on t'interweb !
I'll have a pint of Fullers Discovery please.
And a PIE !
Perhaps you'd all like to join me in a singalong:
Beer, Beer, Beer
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Yep, it's great in here, ice cold Guinness and no time called for how long you have to drink it!
Anyone else on Guinness?
sounds like the right order, make that 2
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