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Originally Posted by skysidhe
Maggie, The original question dosn't say the wind speed exceeds the stall speed.
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No, it doesn't. But I'm trying to shed light on the fact that lift is a function only of airspeed (and angle of attack). Groundspeed is irrelevant, and airspeed and groundspeed are two different things.
The other thing that some folks are missing is that airspeed is created by thrust...and that the operation of thrust has nothing to do with the ground or how the airplane is supported before takeoff (wheels, treadmills, skis, skids, floats, etc.) at all.
If thrust had anything to do with the ground, it wouldn't work while flying. Duh.