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Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676
But still, the thrust created by the jet engine would move the plane forward, thereby pushing air over the wings. The wheels, same as a prop plane, would just spin faster.
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Indeed, instead of the groundspeed of the wheels being, say, 100MPH, they would simply be 200MPH, with the motion forward as an observer at 100MPH.
Think about a vertical lift takeoff plane. It has thrusters that hold it in the air before it takes off, and is able to do so. Having supports down with wheels at the end (essentially frictionless, compared to the amount of force we are talking about here), doesn't matter. They will just spin faster as the jet is propelled forward.
-Jacob