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Old 02-01-2008, 12:25 AM   #36 (permalink)
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I think they had a truck with a looooooooooong piece of material behind it, with an ultra light weight plane on the material facing backwards, the truck went forwards and the plane took off like that, but unlike the internet debate - the plane was moving, it was not stationary like it would be on a treadmill.
The only way that would work is if it took off in the same direction that the truck was moving. Planes have to take off into the wind.
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