Will the plane take off? v. Mythbusters!!! (VIDEO on Page 38)

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Originally Posted by WHAT_LAG

me too, and I love it.

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HDTV goodness is next to none. I can never go back to a standard def TV ever again. Fawk...

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

HDTV goodness is next to none. I can never go back to a standard def TV ever again. Fawk...

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I couldn't either. It's such a different experience, everyone should buy one.

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Originally Posted by WHAT_LAG

I couldn't either. It's such a different experience, everyone should buy one.

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Dishnetwork has made me value my HD very much so...oh yes.

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

Dishnetwork has made me value my HD very much so...oh yes.

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True, it is my relief when my girl pisses me off.

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Originally Posted by WHAT_LAG

True, it is my relief when my girl pisses me off.

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Women have the ability to do that...

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

Women have the ability to do that...

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You are telling the truth. My girl comes in bitching and I calmly go grab the remote and a beer.

So everyone agrees it will take off right?!

Im gonna go with the whole thing is gonna blow up.

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Originally Posted by WHAT_LAG

You are telling the truth. My girl comes in bitching and I calmly go grab the remote and a beer.

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If ONLY the pause and/or mute button worked on her...

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

If ONLY the pause and/or mute button worked on her...

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:yes:, then I would be in heaven.

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

I have 65" of HDTV at home that I just can't pass up. This is going to be great. I'm DVR'ing it as well, so maybe I can convert it to video later on.

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I think they got DVRs w/ DVD recorders on them now. Better go cop you one quick :goodjob:

What time does it come on tonight?

9 o' clock

tonight bitches!

cant wait :yes: :yes:

Holy **** it is on! They are playing around with an RC model right now.

I highly doubt this will work

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

Holy **** it is on! They are playing around with an RC model right now.

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lol Im watching now

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Originally Posted by allmotoronly

I highly doubt this will work

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The RC plane already took off with the butcher paper acting like a treadmill. Thus, you are wrong. All that is left is a full scale test. That too, however, will take off.

You are wrong....wrong.....WRONG! Ahahahahah

I knew it, it's gonna fly.

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

lol, i realize this. Trust me, growing up as a pilot's son, the last thing i need is a lesson about aerodynamics.

here's how the actual problem is worded:

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Suppose a plane is on a runway that acts as a conveyer belt. The conveyor belt is as long as a typical runway. The plane moves in one direction, while the conveyer moves in the opposite direction at the same speed as the plane. The wheels of the plane are free-rolling. Will the plane be able to take off?

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Notice it says that the conveyor belt is the same size as a typical runway. SO, we know that if the plane were to move forward, there would be plenty of room for it to take off.

Now, i realize that you guys are saying the wheels will roll as the conveyor belt passes by. Well i'm not sure what kind of planes you guys are talking about, but i've never seen one powered by its wheels lol, so the wheels don't matter.

In that case, whether its a moving conveyor belt or a stationary runway, the jet's engines (or the plane's props) will push the plane forward at normal speed as if it were on a regular runway, causing it to get air under its wings.

kthxbye

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quoted so i can say i told ya so :D

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I TOLD YA SO.

its bout to show it oin mythbusters right now

just showed

hurray for morons that thought it wont fly. anyone had any bets on it.

The ****ing plane took off! The RC plane took off...the full scale plane took off! Busted! 68 idiots voted no!!

Oh, and I just scored $10 from LS2_Kid!

LOL @ the pilot!

LoL at all the ****ing idiots that said it wouldnt, i still cant comprehend how you could even come to a conclusion and the reasoning behind saying it wouldnt.

I'm kinda disappointed that the conveyor belt setup though. I was looking forward to a more "grand" setup.

Anyhow, I'm getting $$ from my coworkers tomorrow on the bets.

I too was once a believer that it didn't take off. But after more ready and analysis with couple engineer friends, scientifically, it can :)

If the plane was going the same speed in the opposite direction as the conveyor belt, shouldnt it have stayed stationary during the run?

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

If the plane was going the same speed in the opposite direction as the conveyor belt, shouldnt it have stayed stationary during the run?

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Two speeds are irrelevant. It's Air(hoovering) speed vs Land speed. The wheels will only spin faster and faster.

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

If the plane was going the same speed in the opposite direction as the conveyor belt, shouldnt it have stayed stationary during the run?

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Air speed and conveyor belt speed are different. The conveyor belt acts on the wheels and spins them...the plane's engines act on the air. :)

:bannana: :bannana: :bannana: :bannana:

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

The RC plane already took off with the butcher paper acting like a treadmill. Thus, you are wrong. All that is left is a full scale test. That too, however, will take off.

You are wrong....wrong.....WRONG! Ahahahahah

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I thought they were saying that the plane would take off just from the conveyor moving (with no prop power). I didn't understand the myth. I realize that the speed the wheels of the plane are going has nothing to do with the prop.

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

Air speed and conveyor belt speed are different. The conveyor belt acts on the wheels and spins them...the plane's engines act on the air. :)

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yup the wheel is just there.

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

If the plane was going the same speed in the opposite direction as the conveyor belt, shouldnt it have stayed stationary during the run?

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DURRR.. didn't you see the RC Silvia demonstration?

yeah i was right!!! ok....so can this thread can be closed now?

no he was busying studying the effects of a new drug on his lolitas

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

DURRR.. didn't you see the RC Silvia demonstration?

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Nope, I actually came about halfway through the episode.

so yea... umm cockroaches and radiation and stuff

^that sh it was TIGHT