Let's say you had a giant treadmill with an airplane on it

[COOPERVANE]

I thought I would dust off this old gem to kill the PIC thread.

Let's say you had a giant treadmill with an airplane on it.

As you add power and begin to move for the takoff roll, the treadmill speeds up and keeps the plane in the same relative position. As the plane goes faster, the treadmill speeds up, always maintaining the aircraft's relative position.

Would you ever be able to take off?

GO!!

 

[AC560]

Let's say you had a giant treadmill with an airplane on it.

Can you log it as PIC?

 

[flatspin7]

ummmm no...

No airflow over the wings hence no flying!
While the tire speed would be high the airspeed would remain zero.

 

[urflyingme?!]

NO, because you are passed out drunk in a bar, and as soon as the aircraft takes off you will be awakened by Los Federales. AYYE!

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Not this again...

FOLKS!!!!!!!

Move along, nothing to see here.....


This is surely record-setting material at its finest. At least it was the first time around.

 

[COOPERVANE]

I think it went 15 pages last time

 

[Amish RakeFight]

COOPERVANE you're a trouble maker, I tell ya!!!!!!

 

[The Drizzle]

A thread like this went to over 200 pages on a non-pilot forum, it got to the point where people hounded the mythbusters to do it. They refused citing that even an idiot would know it would take off.

 

[doh]

Looking at your avatar, I can see where the vein...err...vane comes from!

 

[Longhorn]

im even excited about this thread.....it should be fun.