im pretty sure the wheel bearings would burn up or tires would shred before it even got close to takeoff speed
now scott, its been a good 3 or 4 months since this subject was last revived. I think its more than enough time to prompt a full review of the subject.
not if the wingrunner wasnt standing on the conveyor belt, but off to the side.
this whole thing was hashed out in probably one of the longest thread in board history Chris. I dont have a link handy but im sure you can find it. was pretty fun to read through. consensus came out that the friction from wheel bearings would not be high enough to keep the airplane from taking off normally. wheels would just be spinning twice as fast as normal at liftoff.
this whole thing was hashed out in probably one of the longest thread in board history Chris. I dont have a link handy but im sure you can find it. was pretty fun to read through. consensus came out that the friction from wheel bearings would not be high enough to keep the airplane from taking off normally. wheels would just be spinning twice as fast as normal at liftoff.
Heh... I wonder how much money I could make if I made a video explaining the answer in such a way that anyone would smack their foreheads and go "OH!!!!" and simply let people purchase it from me. I figure 5 minute video at the most, sell viewing rights for a buck a pop, and simply kick back and watch the money roll in. (Surprised Rod Machado hasn't done something like this )
There are some on YouTube but they're just kids screaming and just like they posts they're wrong.
The Mythbusters have been asked to take it on many times but they will ask exactly how they can do an experiment to prove the solution.
Well, in April Grant is going to be speaking at the college at which I work; maybe I'll try to ask him about it!I figure the mythbusters could make a scale model, using r/c planes (Grant's area) and a scale model variable speed conveyor belt (Adam and Jamie could get that done easy I bet).
You thought I was joking? No, but it'll bring down the average score . Heavens, we might actually teach students how to REASON? (Bruce, sound like anywhere you've been? )actually it would be an excellent question for the written exam, no joking.
Well, in April Grant is going to be speaking at the college at which I work; maybe I'll try to ask him about it!