Originally Posted by
ScreaminZetec
right but it still needs airflow over the wings to create lift. So it either needs a very strong head wind or it need forward movement. And the reason a plane takes off on an aircraft carrier is the cat as well as the carrier steamin at 20 knots into the wind which createst the airflow over the wing. So the plane does need the movement to generate life. Cause if it's stationary on the treadmill and just rolling on its wheels that doesnt creat life as there is no airflow over the wings.
