The conveyor belt thread.

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Interesting one this, posters on another forum almost came to virtual blows discussing it...:).

Q.

If a plane was travelling down a giant conveyor belt at 180mph, trying to take off, but the conveyor belt was travelling at 180 mph in the opposite direction, would it be able to?

You would still have the thrust of the jet engines at the back.

 

[BimboBob]

You utter bastard.

 

[squirtyflower]

Interesting one this, posters on another forum almost came to virtual blows discussing it...:).

Q.

If a plane was travelling down a giant conveyor belt at 180mph, trying to take off, but the conveyor belt was travelling at 180 mph in the opposite direction, would it be able to?

You would still have the thrust of the jet engines at the back.

would it fuck

 

[SouthStandStander]

Plane would not take off as it would still be stationary. The plane needs the incoming air to pass over/under the wings to give it lift. There was a mythbusters episode about this very thing.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

You utter bastard.

I'm a pacifist.

I'll let that comment pass right over my head.

I'll buy you a pint if we ever meet up.

Have a great day.

 

[Barcon]

Plane would not take off as it would still be stationary. The plane needs the incoming air to pass over/under the wings to give it lift. There was a mythbusters episode about this very thing.

How can it be stationary if it's travelling at 180mph? Either it's travelling, or it's stationary.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Plane would not take off as it would still be stationary. The plane needs the incoming air to pass over/under the wings to give it lift. There was a mythbusters episode about this very thing.

How can it be stationary if it's travelling at 180mph? Either it's travelling, or it's stationary.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Interesting one this, posters on another forum almost came to virtual blows discussing it...:).

Really? It seems pretty self evident to me. I don't see where the area for debate is.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Plane would not take off as it would still be stationary. The plane needs the incoming air to pass over/under the wings to give it lift. There was a mythbusters episode about this very thing.

How can it be stationary if it's travelling at 180mph? Either it's travelling, or it's stationary.

If the plane was stationary on the belt it would be going backwards at 180mph, so it travels against the conveyer belt at 180mph, ergo it is stationary, would need to travel at 360mph on the conveyor belt to reach take off speed (assuming in this instance it is 180mph).

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

This is something over which I couldn't give a flying fuck, no, I give less than a flying fuck, I give a stationary fuck! (Just read the thread on the plane on the conveyor belt!)