Quote Originally Posted by chuck
i can't grasp the concept of a stationary wing having any lift...no high or low pressure areas
What you are failing to grasp is the concept that the wheels will spin faster, but that's it. The plane will still move forward.

Like I said earlier:

Take a hotwheels/matchbox car and push it on a piece of paper.

The car represents the plane, it's wheels represent the FREE ROLLING wheels of the plane, your arm represents the force of the engine pushing the plane, and the paper represents the treadmill.

Pull the paper backwards while pushing the car forward. Do you feel ANY pull on the car? No. Did you notice that the car's wheels spin faster? Yes. Do you need to exert MORE force to push the car? No. No matter how FAST you pull the paper. the same force is needed to push the car.

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