Soo... some of you who browse different forums may have seen this debate heating up all over the place lately, its a relatively old question, but seems to be gaining interest lately. I figured I'd ask here to see who thinks what
Disclaimer: Kalia I know you know! So don't spoil it! :tounge-1:
A jet plane is sitting on a runway, ready to take off. However, the runway is more like a giant treadmill, and has a system in place to constantly monitor the exact speed of the airplane on it. As the plane moves forward, the treadmill moves rearward, in the opposite direction the plane is moving, at the same speed.
So, assuming there is no error in the control system for the treadmill (i.e. no cheap 'lawl the system is wrong' answers) and constantly matches the speed of the aircraft, but in the opposite direction, will the aircraft take flight?
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LET THE DEBATE BEGIN!

A jet plane is sitting on a runway, ready to take off. However, the runway is more like a giant treadmill, and has a system in place to constantly monitor the exact speed of the airplane on it. As the plane moves forward, the treadmill moves rearward, in the opposite direction the plane is moving, at the same speed.

So, assuming there is no error in the control system for the treadmill (i.e. no cheap 'lawl the system is wrong' answers) and constantly matches the speed of the aircraft, but in the opposite direction, will the aircraft take flight?
:tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3::tounge-3:
LET THE DEBATE BEGIN!

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