The Return of the most infamous HB thread of all time... :D

[Tishimself]

Those pics should stay in the long lost files, honestly. Not something that would be productive today.....but the memories will be lasting til alzheimer sets in.
God bless the Canatard

From my POS T-mobile thingie

Not too sure that they would jive so well with the new and improved "family Friendly" Hotboat, but feel free to text them to me....

[Wheeler]

Those pics should stay in the long lost files, honestly. Not something that would be productive today.....but the memories will be lasting til alzheimer sets in.God bless the CanatardFrom my POS T-mobile thingie

It's history man and you cant' stop something that has already happened! They're coming!! I'm sure there are plenty of people that will allow Tom to use there login info. for this little bit of history.

The neighbor girl gave me a little white pill, said it would help me sleep. At the first sign of dizziness I decided to come back home and lock my doors, she's bigger than me!! I wish I had my pit bull about now!

[Boatnaked]

Those pics should stay in the long lost files, honestly. Not something that would be productive today.....but the memories will be lasting til alzheimer sets in.
God bless the Canatard

From my POS T-mobile thingie

I have to agree with Ziggy! those that were let into the Box were trusted not to re-post the pixs anywhere else, and great memories is an under statement, but I would have to admit I wouldn't mind seeing them one more time!

[nowski]

I give you....the Airplane on a treadmill thread.

Question: If you put an airplane on a treadmill, and start the treadmill up, so that the wheels under the plane are turning, and then gun the engine(s) will it take off???

Of course it will fly it all depends on how much you've had to drink or smoke...

[Cat & Mice]

There is no top speed for the treadmill. It can turn as fast as it needs to in order to counter the wheels. 200, 400, 1000...no limit. The plane in the example has a power to weight ratio off the charts. If that guy wanted, he could take off from a standing start with a 5 foot taxi. It is absolutely possible for a propped plane to take from a standing start. That's what the plane in the example is designed to do...watch this....

What you are missing here is the wind speed. There is a huge headwind that is helping the plane take off. Listen to how loud the wind noise is. In fact you could argue that the treadmill would create enough wind at high speeds to do exactly what this plane is doing in this video.

Just like before the responses to this thread truelly baffles me.

I think you actually believe it will fly and you are just stirring the pot.

MP

[gn7]

What you are missing here is the wind speed. There is a huge headwind that is helping the plane take off. Listen to how loud the wind noise is. In fact you could argue that the treadmill would create enough wind at high speeds to do exactly what this plane is doing in this video.

Just like before the responses to this thread truelly baffles me.

I think you actually believe it will fly and you are just stirring the pot.

I wish that were the case, but I don't think so. I am certain he thinks it won't
There was a thread on another site years ago, and I just revisited the thread to remind myself what was said and believed. It was pretty funny, and sad at the same time. Only one guy, the guy that started the thread of course, refused to budge. Others were truly interested and learning.
Upside, it was a real case scenario, and the OP learned real quick once he got into the ACTUAL as opposed to the theory in his mind. I believe he still does not get the physics of it, he just can no longer argue his theory.

[Tishimself]

What you are missing here is the wind speed. There is a huge headwind that is helping the plane take off. Listen to how loud the wind noise is. In fact you could argue that the treadmill would create enough wind at high speeds to do exactly what this plane is doing in this video.

Just like before the responses to this thread truelly baffles me.

I think you actually believe it will fly and you are just stirring the pot.

MP

First you cant tell from the video which way the wind is coming from. Second, that plane is from Alaska, and is built specifically to take off in one foot like that. In fact, there is actually a competition for pilots to build and take off in planes that have been customized to be able to take off in the shortest distance possible. That plane is one of them. The wind might be an issue, but how much is hard to tell....

Actually, I don't believe the plane, as posed in the question, a 747 will fly, but this one would.