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Originally Posted by kennith
Unstrap the Frontier and put a jet engine in the bed. Then see what happens.
The is a rediculous question. The plane will take off. Period.
Cheers,
Kennith
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I don't know why I am having such a difficult time communicating my thoughts.
I totally agree that the plane will take off, no questions. It is only under partial throttle that the plane will not take off. But this is ludicrious because applying partial throttle on a plane on a runway will also result in no take-off.
The dyno example was to demonstrate that the conveyor cannot instill translational velocity to the plane.
Let me rephrase. To test a vehicle for emissions, the driven wheels are placed between adjacent metal rollers. Engine rpm is raised and the tailpipe gases are tested. The car does not physically move. Examine this scenario and you will see that it is the same as the conveyor and the plane. Whether torque is applied by the drive wheels to the adjacent rollers or vice versa, the car does not move.
However, as I am learning, even this example may be too abstract for viewers of this thread.
