The "Plane on a Treadmill" Question

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by orthodoc

snip~ Since the treadmill plane isn't moving relative to the atmosphere, the needed air flow around the wings doesn't happen and there's no lift; just a lot of engine revving and wheel-spinning.
~snip :p

Nope, the engines push the plane through the atmosphere (air), and what the ground and wheels are doing under it has absolutely no bearing on the plane moving through the air. Up she goes, into the wild blue yonder. Flying high, into the sky.