woohoo, i was right, although my reasoning was a tad off. oh well

 

the plane is moving. the thrust from the engine causes it to move forward. the conveyor belt on the bottom is moving in the opposite direction but has no effect on where the plane is going because the wheels are essentially just a wheel on an axle. the plane doesnt deliver power to the wheels for take off so the conveyor belt wont actually be doing anything but makin the wheels spin twice as fast

 

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ooooooooooh
wait wait wait.. I think I get it....

So if the treadmill / conveyor suddenly stopped...
it wouldnt matter anyhow right???

 

In *my* scenairo the planes tires aren't rated for THAT speed, so they BURST, causing the landing gear to fail, which then colapses and teh plane erupts in a BIG BALL OF JP4, ALUMINUM SHARDS, BODY PARTS, AND LUGGAGE! Im a fatalist, BTW.

 

lol ill take the plane with 100LL fuel.

 

lol yea thats probably what will happen

 

well in *my* scenario they couldnt get enough hamsters to turn the wheel
that rotates the gears that move the conveyor...
[:-]

 

lol

 

Yep, THats what I was thinking. my tires are rated for 180mph and we take off at 150 on heavy flights.

 

The airplane WOULD take off. The propulsion of the jet engines emits a force against the air. The plane's wheels are not powered. They would just be spinning a lot faster than normal when the plane hits its take-off speed.