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Old 12-07-2006, 02:41 PM   #3
dar512
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kitsune
A plane is standing on a runway that can move, like a giant treadmill. When the plane's engines throttle up, it begins to move forward, but the treadmill is made to match the forward speed of the plane, only in the opposite direction. So, as the plane moves forward, it moves backwards beneath the aircraft.
No. It doesn't. All it says is that the treadmill moves backward as fast as the plane moves forward.
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