will it take off?

[sandman2234]

You missed another very important consideration. Is the transmission manual or hydrostatic?

Jeff

Not being a hyrdo kind of person, I thought the "what gear" would have covered that part of the question. Only hydrostatic I have ever run is my Steiner and I usually run it flat on the floor, one way or the other.
Thanks for covering for me!
David from jax

 

[ovrszd]

There should be nothing to this.
Because a Plane WILL NOT fly without airspeed and on a treadmill? Ya wont have that.
FAA licensed Pilot and Instrument rated!!
Ask any pilot, bring on the pilot replies
Jim

Remind me to always ask who the pilot is when I fly, don't want to be piloted by a man that believes his plane is propelled by the wheels rather than it's air propulsion system. heheheheh.

Reminds me of a day in Alaska when the runways were covered with ice so slick that people had to crawl on all fours to get around. F16s were landing and taking off like nothing was wrong. How'd they do that???? Hmmmm.

Non pilot, non licensed and still don't know what all those instruments are for???

 

[ovrszd]

All I know is I ain't standin in front of that plane when the pilot revs up the engine....

Put me in this group!!!!

 

[ovrszd]

Why does everyone keep missing the point the plane will be moving? It isn't driven by the wheels. The prop/jet engine propels it. Again the wheels will just spin faster. If the plane lifts at 300 MPH then the wheels will be doing 600 MPH but the wings and the rest of the plane will be doing 300 MPH.

Once you realize that specific point in your mind, this all becomes clear doesn't it. The plane is driven by air propulsion and could care less what the tires are doing. Sure is fun watching people struggle with it though isn't it!!!

 

[turnkey4099]

Once you realize that specific point in your mind, this all becomes clear doesn't it. The plane is driven by air propulsion and could care less what the tires are doing. Sure is fun watching people struggle with it though isn't it!!!

Yeah! And I don't know if this has been mentioned but - The plane would take off even if it were on skids or had brakes locked as long as it had enough power to overcome the friction.

Harry K

 

[Egon]

Whats that old saying;

" The wind in my sails " or is it " The wind beneath my wings "

 

[RayH]

Yeah! And I don't know if this has been mentioned but - The plane would take off even if it were on skids or had brakes locked as long as it had enough power to overcome the friction.

Harry K

Most small planes dont have enough thrust to overcome their brakes.

 

[Tom_Veatch]

Most small planes dont have enough thrust to overcome their brakes.

Not on dry pavement, but on ice its another story. I've also had 'em start to slide on wet grass during engine runup. Of course, technically thats not "overcome(ing) their brakes".

 

[RayH]

Heres one for you science types.
You're in A jet traveling faster than the speed of sound. You get a radio call from a stationary tower on the ground. Can you hear it and can you reply to it?
Then you get another call from a jet traveling the same direction at the same speed as you. Can you talk with the other Jet on the radio?

 

[HTWT]

Ray
The answer is yes. We transmit between ground and planes or between planes at the speed of lignt, not the speed of sound.