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    I fly a real Boeing 757/767, not microsoft, no the plane on the treadmill would not fly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EclipsEvo8
    I fly a real Boeing 757/767, not microsoft, no the plane on the treadmill would not fly.
    whats ur name?

    cus i sure as hell wouldnt want a dumbass as my pilot when i fly somewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EclipsEvo8
    I fly a real Boeing 757/767, not microsoft, no the plane on the treadmill would not fly.
    Have to ever flown a plane on a treadmill?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Echonova
    Have to ever flown a plane on a treadmill?
    Lol. I dont want someone like him flying me if he doesnt understand this.
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    the wording of the question is ambiguous enough where it could be both. assuming the belt and wheels generate negligible friction, then yes it will take off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yudalicious
    the wording of the question is ambiguous enough where it could be both. assuming the belt and wheels generate negligible friction, then yes it will take off.
    How could it be both? You just explain why it would take off. Explain to me, given the question, how it wouldn't take off?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ruiner
    How could it be both? You just explain why it would take off. Explain to me, given the question, how it wouldn't take off?
    At first I imagined that with enough friction, it wouldnt. But after reading it seems like I'm wrong. It'd take off regardless, assuming we have amazing wheel bearings haha.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yudalicious
    At first I imagined that with enough friction, it wouldnt. But after reading it seems like I'm wrong. It'd take off regardless, assuming we have amazing wheel bearings haha.
    In the grand scheme of things, the friction created by the wheel bearings even in a real world scenario, would be minute in comparison. An airplane's/jet's engines could easily overcome that small amount of friction.
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