Originally Posted by
ISAtlanta300
An airboat has far more friction loss than an airplane on its free spinning wheels.
Back to the airplane:
Imagine the conveyor was flush with the ground and the transition was near seamless. The plane is taxi'ing on the runway approaching the conveyor, closer and closer, say it's going 10mph. As it goes on the conveyor that's in reverse is the plane going to stop or will it continue forward at 10mph?
Answer, the plane will continue forward at 10mph and the wheels will be spinning backwards at 20mph.
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