ELI5, If a large passenger jet was trying to take off on a free spinning treadmill, would it take off?
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Sure. The wheels don’t provide any motive force, they just support the weight of the plane.
Try this thought experiment, instead of having wheels, the plane has an air cushion bag, just like a hovercraft. In that case the plane has no physical contact to the ground. It can be on a conveyor belt going 1000 mph, it would still take off
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