Quote Originally Posted by Ruiner
Killer - It's this simple: A plane moves via its engines which run through the air. The wheels are only there to keep the plane off of the ground.

Just look at ski plans or planes without wheels. They still take off. The treadmill would just make the plane's wheels spin faster, but otherwise it would have NO affect on the plane itself.
ski planes don't just sit still and take off, they gain speed on the water/snow then take off.... you're right it has nothing to do with the wheels... but everything to do with speed... a plane must gain ground speed to create wind speed which causes the plain to lift...


i want you to get on a treadmill with a kite and put on some roller blades... or run if you'd like... see how long it takes you to get that kite in the air....

i promise it won't lift.. even if you put a jet pack on your back.. until you gain enough SPEED to create LIFT