Quote Originally Posted by Spyder
This has been discussed before, and several people had different awnsers. The real question that came up in another thread was, how can a plane "take off" with no air under its wings?
I said that it had to "move forward" with an appropriate thrust. Read my answer again. Air has to be moving over/under the wings. What I am saying is that NO conveyor belt will hold a plane in one position once the plane's thrust overtakes the drag on the wheels. [/thread]