airplane on a treadmill

69fastback · January 26th, 2008, 01:32 AM

Mythbusters are going to do it. Will it fly?

WilltheThrill · January 26th, 2008, 01:35 AM

hell naaaaa

69fastback · January 26th, 2008, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

hell naaaaa

Why not?

IronStomach · January 26th, 2008, 01:36 AM

huh?

IronStomach · January 26th, 2008, 01:36 AM

What's the myth?

69fastback · January 26th, 2008, 01:37 AM

They're going to put an airplane on a giant treadmill, and run it against the airplane, and see if the plane can take off.

IronStomach · January 26th, 2008, 01:44 AM

Why on earth would they think it would take off? Lift is created at the wings, not the wheels............ sigh. Are they out of myths already?

69fastback · January 26th, 2008, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by EfylSetaf

Why on earth would they think it would take off? Lift is created at the wings, not the wheels............ sigh. Are they out of myths already?

Very true, and if the power of an airplane were applied to the ground you'd be right.

WilltheThrill · January 26th, 2008, 01:50 AM

it wont work. an aircraft can not recieve the necessary amount of lift in a stationary position.

69fastback · January 26th, 2008, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

it wont work. an aircraft can not recieve the necessary amount of lift in a stationary position.

Why would the aircraft be in a stationary position?

WilltheThrill · January 26th, 2008, 01:57 AM

im sure they wont go so far as to move a giant treadmill WITH an aircraft on it to the required speeds to create enough lift to allow an aircraft to take off

nba1341 · January 26th, 2008, 01:58 AM

if this were true then aircraft carriers would have some sort of system like this already

IronStomach · January 26th, 2008, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by 69fastback

Very true, and if the power of an airplane were applied to the ground you'd be right.

Wow, you sound like one of those college profs teaching aeronatics or human flight factors and here I am the grubby little college kid with 25 hours in my book thinking of scheduling my solo test in a week.

I consider myself rational and imaginative, but could you please explain what you mean by the power of an airplane applied to the ground? Do you mean VTOL? What kind of power?

Err, maybe I should just google myth busters and see what they plan on doing.

WilltheThrill · January 26th, 2008, 02:00 AM

those launch systems the3y have on the carriers are amazing.

IronStomach · January 26th, 2008, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by 69fastback

Why would the aircraft be in a stationary position?

Because you're not telling us all the parameters of the test and expecting us to make drastic assumptions of the test procedures.

AndrewA. · January 26th, 2008, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

it wont work. an aircraft can not recieve the necessary amount of lift in a stationary position.

Helecopter..and the harrier.

Iownastang · January 26th, 2008, 02:01 AM

probably an rc airplane

69fastback · January 26th, 2008, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by EfylSetaf

Because you're not telling us all the parameters of the test and expecting us to make drastic assumptions of the test procedures.

What do you want to know? The treadmill moves in the opposite direction of the aircraft. The speed of the treadmill, and type aircraft doesn't matter.

69fastback · January 26th, 2008, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by AndrewA.

Helecopter..and the harrier.

VTOL don't count

IronStomach · January 26th, 2008, 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by AndrewA.

Helecopter..and the harrier.

Right, VTOL, but saying "airplane" assumes standard horizontal thrust. I mean, hell, I could say airplane and you'd think VTOL but maybe I meant technology developed on the planet Orangatabula where thrust is generated in inverse proportion to the irony of a hipsters statement on musical preferences and the whole planet moves out of the way of the vehicle thereby creating an effect much like instantaneous teleportation.

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January 26th, 2008, 01:36 AM	#5
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January 26th, 2008, 01:37 AM	#6
69fastback Premium Member 1969 Mustang Mach 1 7.324@94.61 N/A Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma jackass, get to driving Posts: 4,555 iTrader: 0 reviews	They're going to put an airplane on a giant treadmill, and run it against the airplane, and see if the plane can take off. __________________ ProSystems Aeromotive TFS MSD Bullet Induction Solutions PA Moser

January 26th, 2008, 01:44 AM	#7
IronStomach Hardcore Enthusiast 2008 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West [of] Chicago Posts: 2,471 iTrader: 1 reviews	Why on earth would they think it would take off? Lift is created at the wings, not the wheels............ sigh. Are they out of myths already? __________________ Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

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