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Old 03-26-2011, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by PeterPanPan View Post
This really jarred with me too. I have re-read it many times and I still don't get it. Surely if the plane's speed over the ground is 'x' and the runway is moving at 'minus x', the aircraft's position is stationary. If so, how can there be any airflow over the wing. Surely the aircraft cannot fly?

Can someone please explain to me why I am wrong?
Well, the propeller drags the plane forward and pushes air along the plane and that's why it lifts right? Anyone who have flown a RC airplane should know this at least.
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