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Old 01-31-2008, 12:39 PM   #359
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Originally Posted by Spexxvet View Post
They ran the treadmill at takeoff velocity (25 mph). I wonder what the result would have been if they ran the treadmill at the plane's maximum velocity.
The same thing. For axle friction to noticeably slow the plane would require a treadmill moving at unimaginable speed. Now that I think of it, a treadmill moving fast enough to slow the plane might even cause enough of a wind-tunnel effect to counteract that friction.
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