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Old 12-07-2006, 11:05 AM   #17
glatt
 
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Originally Posted by Flint
It's not already in the air, and it will never get there from a staionary position. The engines DO NOT "push" the plane into the air.
The engines push the plane through the air until lift is achieved. When a plane taxis on a runway, it uses its engines pushing against the air to make it move. The wheels just follow the plane along.
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