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

[bigdare23]

Let B1 and B2 be two rigid bodies in motion. We define rolling to exist between B1 and B2 if during their motion:
1. A continuous sequence of points on the surface of B1 comes into one-to-one contact with a continuous sequence of points on the surface of B2.

2. At each instant during the interval of the motion, the contacting points have the same velocity vector.


Note that according to this definition there can be no slipping or sliding between the surface B1 and B2 if rolling exists.

So if you label the wheel B1 and the treadmill B2 the point where the wheel touches the treadmill the velocities would be the same. This would cause the plane to remain still on the tread mill. Now, incorporate the thrust. Since the treadmill is moving at a constant velocity, thrust from the engine would force the wheel to overcome the velocity of the treadmill, causing forward motion, and ultimately lead to lift.


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