Plane on a Treadmill
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:25 pm
A plane equipped with fixed horizontal engines and wheel landing gear is placed on a huge treadmill runway. The treadmill has a clever design and always matches the speed of the plane, but runs in the opposite direction. Will the plane take off and fly or not?
If you've got half an hour to kill (hello people at work), check out this link, watch the video and read the ensuing thread. It's hilarious. Maybe only to science nerds.
http://www.meignorant.com/plane_Moz
If you've got half an hour to kill (hello people at work), check out this link, watch the video and read the ensuing thread. It's hilarious. Maybe only to science nerds.
http://www.meignorant.com/plane_Moz