Let's say you had a giant treadmill CRJ 700 on it.
As you add power and begin to move for the takoff roll, the treadmill speeds up and keeps the RJ in the same relative position. As the RJ goes faster, the treadmill speeds up, always maintaining the RJ's relative position.
That's kind of like a poor mans Star Wars spacecraft takeoff on earth. What a concept, instead of runways, we'll have big treadmills. How would you land though? It won't fly...
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