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Originally posted by Dom H
Text 63336, "Any Question Answered" (in itself, worth a thread of its own), and ask them.

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Yes. A planes wheels don't provide drive so the plane would be able to take off regardless. It can also take off from a firctionless surface, such as ice.

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Originally posted by Russ
not really, the ice would end eventually..

[Edited on 11-01-2007 by Russ]

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Originally posted by Fonz
the last time i checked planes require lift to fly.
this is produced by air flowing over its wings.
great the air flow, the greater the lift. ie the faster the air more lift.

the aircraft will only take off i its air speed (its the speedo pilots use rather than ground speed) reaches the required minimum.

for eg, aircraft requires 60kts for take off, the air flowing over the wings wud have to be at 60kts. ground speed is not a factor.

just consider light aircraft and strong winds. light aircraft have been known to take off while parked on the apron (aircraft "car park") with no pilot purely because the wind is strong enough to lift it off the ground, as such light aircraft have anchor points on its tips.

sorry for small pic but you can see the water filled weight tied on

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