A hypothetical question for sunday afternoon...

[joe oliver]

Apologies if this has been asked on here before, or you have lost friends / wives in the disagreements that follow, just found this interesting when I saw it asked on a forum a few years ago.

A jet plane is on a runway ready to take off, but instead of a regular runway, it is sat on a conveyor belt that is the same length as a regular runway.

Whatever speed the jet travels forwards, the conveyor belt matches this speed but in the opposite direction. The question is, does the plane take off?

[DrTre]

Yes it will.

[hornetrider]

fk off, Joe

[ewenm]

Plane going forward at speed X
Conveyor moves backwards at speed X
Plane's wheels spin at 2X

Plane takes off as normal.

[so called]

dont be silly.
its the lift generated by the wings as it passes through the air.
its not moving in relationship with the air on the runway.

[Changedmyname]

She's pregas anyway.

[MrBrightSi]

Oh jesus, i thought this question was burried deep in the internet and would never make it here.

[Debaser]

Not this st again...

[Blib]

It's like deja vu all over again.

[ewenm]

MrBrightSi said:

Oh jesus, i thought this question was burried deep in the internet and would never make it here.

It has been here several times before. I predict a padlock fairly soon.

[cuprabob]

The old ones are the best

[10 Pence Short]

hornetrider said:

fk off, Joe

This.

[Codswallop]

Yes it will take off.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Blib said:

It's like deja vue all over again.

I'm sure you've said that before.

[Blib]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Blib said:

It's like deja vue all over again.

I'm sure you've said that before.

Now that you mention it..........

[iva cosworth]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Blib said:

It's like deja vue all over again.

I'm sure you've said that before.

+2 or more

[DrTre]

10 Pence Short said:

hornetrider said:

fk off, Joe

This.

Hendrix b-side?

[englisharcher]

IBTL