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Assunto:  Conveyer belt question
De:       Rug Rat
Data:     Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:23:08 +0000
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This should generate some interesting responses...

I find it amusing the amount of seemly intelligent people, even within the aviation community still argue about this age old physics question.

"Imagine a 747 is sitting on a conveyor belt, as long and wide as a runway. The conveyor belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the wheels, moving in the opposite direction. Can the plane take off?"

It's like even though they should know better, they still can not get their head out of the automobile box.

Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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