Quote Originally Posted by Echonova
No but gliders are towed into the air by a plane with a engine.

then there would also have to be a tow-plane on the treadmill with the glider. the problem only says there's one plane.

you guys are completely missing the point here... even if the plane could move and keep up enough speed for flight, there is no air passing under the wings. Therefore: no lift. The damn plane could stay there allllllll day long, but never get airborne.

without moving air to create drag against the wings, there can be no flight.

what's so fucking hard to understand about that?


(It would probably work if there was a fan in front of the conveyer belt pushing against the plane.)