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Re: Can the Plane Take-Off?

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Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges View Post
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What, and spoil all the fun?

OK, here's a variant: Put wheels on a rocket (say, a Saturn V) and a veryical conveyer belt- will it go up?

Of course it will. So will the airplane. The force of the propulsor (propeller, jet engine, rocket engine) is what moves the plane - wheels are irrelevant to flight (ever hear of a ski plane, or a PBY?)

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