The conveyor belt is specially designed with a speed control that is linked to the plane's airspeed indicator: the belt will always match the plane's speed exactly. For the purposes of the exercise you can imagine the conveyor belt is more than capable of matching the plane's top speed (it has tungsten bearings, or something). So if the plane is travelling forwards at 300 km/h, the belt is moving backwards at the same speed.
My question is, what happens when the pilot throttles up? Can the plane take off?
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My question is, what happens when the pilot throttles up? Can the plane take off?
Correct answers will earn rep points. Unless I suspect you Googled it.
Incorrect answers may also earn rep points, if they are sufficiently nuanced.
Total non-sequitur answers may earn rep points if they make me laugh.
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