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08-03-2008, 03:19 PM
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LPS
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So Mythbusters finally took on the whole, "can a plane take off on a conveyor belt" that everyone has been arguing about.
Check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuXK1nr9_jg |
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08-03-2008, 03:29 PM
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Stroking it...
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Funny stuff, pretty old though
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08-03-2008, 03:57 PM
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Banned
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Yeah , it has to take off, because the wheels keep the plane up, not create thrust/drive. So if we assume the plane will lift at 150kp/h ( No idea, just guessing ) and the conveyor belt is going 150kp/h, the wheels will be spinning at 300kp/h meaning that they are well before it's limits and the plane should take off as the wheels are just a slight friction loss.
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08-03-2008, 04:35 PM
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LPS
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Don't start about why it will take off, there were pages and pages of threads about people arguing about it.
I couldn't find the original thread, but I'm guessing it would have been closed anyway. I thought I'd just post an update. |
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08-03-2008, 05:59 PM
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i'm for locking thia before the fight starts...again
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08-03-2008, 09:25 PM
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a plane will only lift off if air flows across its wings at a certain speed , it's basic aeronautics. for example a kite will not lift off if you run on the spot [unless there is a breeze].cheers.
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08-03-2008, 09:30 PM
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let it burn
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In before the mods
<<<< No. The wings will hit the uprights. |
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08-03-2008, 09:44 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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It'll take more than a person with a segway to convince me this is officially the way it works.
I do however think it will work due to the runway not being needed to get the plane up to speed. They have wheels to rest their weight and have little or no friction required to move forward. 
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09-03-2008, 12:23 AM
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the conveyor speed will not matter
as long as the prop is blasting enough air over the wings enough to get lift and keep the plane in a forward motion ( which will happen once off the conveyor ) this question is a bit like if I am riding on a train and jump into the air why dont I end up further down the carriage ?? OHHHHHHHHHHH way to hard to answer this time of the night even me mate Black Jim Beam don't know |
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09-03-2008, 12:39 AM
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not here much anymore
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I will re-open this thread when Boeing decide to announce the answer.
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09-03-2008, 03:14 AM
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Wait? What?
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Aeroplane on a conveyor belt?
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