We were ahead of our time when it came to out of the box thinking

[SeVeReD]

if an airplane is sitting on a frictionless runway (brakes off, let's say it's a treadmill) and the wind blows on its nose at, say, takeoff speed, does the plane fly

yes
backwards for a bit before it flipps on its back from 300 mph head winds

my turn
the plane is flying and instruments show 100 mph
but you have a strong 20mph tail wind
how fast are you traveling

 

[cael]

yeah, you're totally right, the wheels wouldn't spin at twice the normal speed of landing on the ground when landing on a treadmill at all, it would just dead stop the plane in place. u should be a physicist, bro.

its pretty simple physics what happens when the air stops flowing over the planes wing

 

[SeVeReD]

Give this Reddit explanation a shot

oh here we go... the 'Planes don't need wheels' explanation again
and taking off, starting with no forward inersia
is not the same as landing.... see those puffs of smoke from a jet landing hot... that's friction
but our imaginary belt
would compensate for that

 

[SuperTrap]

the wheels are killing you

 

[amRam]

@SeVeReD if you put your bike on a moving treadmill, and you hold the bike by the handlebars but stand on the side of the treadmill ... what do you reckon the bike would do when you started walking forward?

 

[havax]

how does a bird fly without wheels?

i'll tell you how, because the government designed them that way, that's how!

 

[SeVeReD]

the wheels are killing you

the belt is killing you

 

[lemon]

yes
backwards for a bit before it flipps on its back from 300 mph head winds

my turn
the plane is flying and instruments show 100 mph
but you have a strong 20mph tail wind
how fast are you traveling

air speed 100
ground speed 120

 

[Vanster]

how does a bird fly without wheels?

i'll tell you how, because the government designed them that way, that's how!

This. Exactly this.

 

[SeVeReD]

 

[SuperTrap]

the belt is killing you

"The purpose of the propeller is to provide a method of propulsion so the aircraft is able to move forward through the air. " Which it is doing when rolling on the ground or playing on a treadmill.

 

[SeVeReD]

I don't want to hear any crap about helicopters

 

[amRam]

A swan couldn't take off from a treadmill. Do you know why it differs from a plane?

 

[SeVeReD]

"The purpose of the propeller is to provide a method of propulsion so the aircraft is able to move forward through the air. " Which it is doing when rolling on the ground or playing on a treadmill.

Think of the belt like a headwind then.
The plane is going 100 mph with a headwind of 100 mph
you ain't moving forward

 

[amRam]

@SeVeReD if you put your bike on a moving treadmill, and you hold the bike by the handlebars but stand on the side of the treadmill ... what do you reckon the bike would do when you started walking forward?

Answer it @SeVeReD

 

[SuperTrap]

Lift. You are missing lift

 

[amRam]

Answer it. What will the bike do? Will it move forward with you?

 

[lemon]

the best trolls are the ones you don't think are a troll

sometimes

 

[SeVeReD]

Until the wheels are off the treadmill
you're going to have to pull that bike on the treadmill

 

[lemon]

I still have Severed config LOL