[TTsixxer]

Originally Posted by Choco

and that experiment does not apply because propulsion is provided by the wheels.

instead, strap a small fan to the car then try....i think you'll observe a different result.



i agree with those who said its a reading comprehension test.....which many of you have failed miserably...

i hate this thread!

And you sir have failed miserably as well in reading comprehension, here's why:

Originally Posted by Choco

and that experiment does not apply because propulsion is provided by the wheels.

instead, strap a small fan to the car then try....i think you'll observe a different result.

You assumed that I was trying to prove that the plane will not fly. Here, read again a bit more carefully:

Originally Posted by TTsixxer

Wow, just wow.

Here's a little experiment you can do yourself if you have an RC car and access to a treadmill:

car=airplane.
treadmill=conveyor belt (duh!)

Now with the remote control try and move the car up the belt and try to match the car's speed with the belt. If you do it perfectly, the car will stay stationary as you match the speed, this is because the car is being powered by its wheels. We all know that the wheels do not drive the aircraft down the runway. Now put the remote controller aside, you have now proven to yourself that if the vehicle is driven by its wheels, it will remain stationary because the belt will counter any forward motion.

Please take note that this is to prove that a vehicle that's powered by its wheels will not move up the belt if you match the belt speed to the vehicle's speed.

Now let's add a turbine engine... yes I know you must be fresh out of those so let's use the next best thing; your hand.

Oh whatdoyouknow... here's your fan..

Your hand, just like the turbine engine will power the vehicle by means other than its wheels. Now let's try do the same again:

Put the car on the treadmill and move it with your hand and try your best to match the car's speed with the belt. Tell you what, you can even cheat, set the belt to 10 mph and put the car on it and move it to your best guess of what 1mph is. You will feel some resistance from the electric motor but if you try and keep that 1 mph you will eventually run up the belt.

I rest my case. May I suggest you brush up on your reading comprehension skills?