# Plane on a Treadmill - SOLUTION

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 3, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-a-treadmill-solution/346954 "2006-03-03T20:26:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-a-treadmill-solution/346954/200 "2009-07-18T02:37:25Z")

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> [@DSYoungEsq](#):
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> You seem to be of the mistaken opinion that this issue hasn’t been thoroughly addressed by really intelligent (and qualified) people here before. Trust me that it has: this subject gets rehashed about every 6 months or so here. 😉

Indeed it has, and indeed it does.

> [@Plane on a treadmill roundup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-a-treadmill-roundup/446408/1):
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> [Plane on a treadmill column](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html)
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> Comments:  
> [Speaking of treadmills, read this.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357311)  
> [Plane on a Treadmill, redux](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361338)  
> [A formulation of the airplane/conveyor belt problem that “works”?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363904)  
> [Planes with “0” airspeed can fly?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373453)  
> [Flight and the Conveyor Belt](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357014)  
> [Conveyor belt?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=396863)  
> [Plane on a Treadmill - SOLUTION](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361386)  
> [Airplane taxiing](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409570)  
> [The Airplane and the Treadmill](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=423394)  
> [error in the “will the plane take off”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=432720)  
> [RE: A plane is standing on a runway. . ." No, it’s not. Here’s why.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445235)  
> Mythbusters – Plane on a treadmill  
> [Mythbusters – Airplane on a treadmill!!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=451808)  
> [Mythbusters 1/30/08 Plane on a conveyor belt](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=453505)  
> [Plane on a treadmill](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=453705)  
> [Mythbuster PoaT episode (open spoilers in OP)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=454615)  
> [Plane on a Conveyor – Revisited](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=464976)  
> [Plane on a treadmill](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482079)

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