Airplane on a Conveyor Belt...

[100Coogn]

This is the topic that attracts morons.

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Welcome aboard. 

Coogan

[Mar]

What about the conveyor belt is stopping the plane from talking off? Let's think together.

[100Coogn]

What about the conveyor belt is stopping the plane from talking off? Let's think together.

Where is the air flow coming from.  A small plane like that, maybe the prop?  Is that enough for take-off though? 

Coogan

[Mar]

Please rephrase that.

[FLOOB]

This is a great question to spread around the internet to profile people for the great culling.

That's exactly what I was thinking, this thread basically serves the same purpose as my "have you ever seen a ghost?" thread.

[quig]

This is a great question to spread around the internet to profile people for the great culling.

Well before you kill me at least tell me if the damned plane will take off!!!

[NatCigg]

It really depends on the speedometer is used.  If it is the manual type then the conveyor could give the plane a false takeoff clearance resulting in a premature takeoff.  when the plane got off the conveyor and the speedometer slowed below takeoff speed the plane would descend.  It is kinda funny if you think about it, the plane would takeoff and land repeatedly, like a bunny rabbit, as it moves along the conveyor.

[Zimme83]

Aircrafts gets their speed from the pitot tube, it only measure Air speed so a conveyor belt can never give a false reading.

But if you block the pitot tube with some tape then the plane cannot reach take off speed and will be stuck on the ground..

[GScholz]

Well before you kill me at least tell me if the damned plane will take off!!!

 

[Mar]

It really depends on the speedometer is used.  If it is the manual type then the conveyor could give the plane a false takeoff clearance resulting in a premature takeoff.  when the plane got off the conveyor and the speedometer slowed below takeoff speed the plane would descend.  It is kinda funny if you think about it, the plane would takeoff and land repeatedly, like a bunny rabbit, as it moves along the conveyor.

Aircrafts gets their speed from the pitot tube, it only measure Air speed so a conveyor belt can never give a false reading.

But if you block the pitot tube with some tape then the plane cannot reach take off speed and will be stuck on the ground..

 

I should have known there would be trolls in here.

[Karnak]

Well before you kill me at least tell me if the damned plane will take off!!!

The plane will take off.  The guys who think otherwise are too locked into automobile thinking.

There is no way the conveyor belt can spin fast enough to cause the bearings in the wheels to provide enough resistance to overcome the thrust generated by the propeller or jet engine of the aircraft.  The bearings or tires on the wheels will fail before they provide enough resistance to stop the plane from taking off, and then the question changes.

[Zimme83]

The plane will take off.  The guys who think otherwise are too locked into automobile thinking.

There is no way the conveyor belt can spin fast enough to cause the bearings in the wheels to provide enough resistance to overcome the thrust generated by the propeller or jet engine of the aircraft.  The bearings or tires on the wheels will fail before they provide enough resistance to stop the plane from taking off, and then the question changes.

Yes. Jokes aside: The wheels will spin faster but the plane will fly with ease. Its the speed relative to the air that matters.

[DREDIOCK]

LMAO

Funny. I actually remember reading this thread when it first started

8 years ago

[earl1937]

Where is the air flow coming from.  A small plane like that, maybe the prop?  Is that enough for take-off though? 

Coogan

This a/c could stay on the belt till hell freezes over and it isn't going to fly! The only thing that will make it fly is air flow over the wings and with it standing still, no way that is going to happened!

[Golfer]

What if it's on the step, though?