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omg got it right...

The plane will still move forward regardless of the speed of the treadmill.

Think about a few example scenario's I can give...

If you stand on a treadmill wearing roller blades and holding a rope to make sure you are in the same position - can you pull yourself forward with the rope?

If you are running on a treadmill and someone comes up from behind you and slowly pushes you forward, you maintain your running speed, do you move forward?


The myth can't be busted because it simply cannot be created, the thrust of the aircraft has absolutely nothing to do with the wheels so no matter what the wheels will just spin faster.

Of course if the plane is stationary on the ground then there is no way that it can take off, but you can't hold a plain back unless you place thrust of equal value to the thrust being created from the engines.

Myth busting = impossible.