Plane on a treadmill poll...

[speedminded]

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?

What prevents the plane from moving forward? Think about it!


Here's another analogy, on a skateboard and approaching a normal everyday treadmill that is on, you're rolling towards its then lean back shifting your weight behind the rear wheels lifting the front of the skateboard just before coming in contact with the treadmill....now the rear wheels are on the ground and the front two are on the treadmill. Are you going to fly backwards or just sit there spinning the front wheels?