Will a plane take off on a treadmill?
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The purpose of this petition is to get the world famous Mythbusters to finally rest this myth.
The myth goes as follows:
A plane is standing on a runway that can move (like a giant conveyor belt). This conveyor has a control system that tracks the plane's speed and tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same (but in the opposite direction).
Will the plane be able to take off?
Where the 2 answers are: 1) No, because the plane needs airflow over the wings in order for the plane to take off. And 2) As long as the wheels are free moving the thrust from the engines will allow the plane to move forward and thus create the airflow needed.
Of course those of you familiar with this know it gets into much more depth than just that, but those who are not, please look up "plane treadmill" on a search engine and be prepared for a long read.
Alright, enough of this. The reason for you to sign this petition is to get this done on public television. Adam and Jamie (and of course the others too) love playing with things and for a myth this big how can they say no when we have all your signatures!
The myth goes as follows:
A plane is standing on a runway that can move (like a giant conveyor belt). This conveyor has a control system that tracks the plane's speed and tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same (but in the opposite direction).
Will the plane be able to take off?
Where the 2 answers are: 1) No, because the plane needs airflow over the wings in order for the plane to take off. And 2) As long as the wheels are free moving the thrust from the engines will allow the plane to move forward and thus create the airflow needed.
Of course those of you familiar with this know it gets into much more depth than just that, but those who are not, please look up "plane treadmill" on a search engine and be prepared for a long read.
Alright, enough of this. The reason for you to sign this petition is to get this done on public television. Adam and Jamie (and of course the others too) love playing with things and for a myth this big how can they say no when we have all your signatures!
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