Jet on a treadmill

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ELI5, If a large passenger jet was trying to take off on a free spinning treadmill, would it take off?

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Plane wheels are free spinning. It doesn’t matter if they are on the ground, a treadmill going forward or backward. The plane will move forward when its engines push against the air.

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