{"id":15553,"date":"2018-01-31T11:59:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T16:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=15553"},"modified":"2018-01-31T11:59:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T16:59:14","slug":"can-an-airplane-take-off-on-a-moving-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/can-an-airplane-take-off-on-a-moving-runway\/","title":{"rendered":"Can an Airplane Take Off on a Moving Runway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.wired.com\/photos\/5a710d880c9d8e37e36cae03\/191:100\/pass\/planetakeoff_1x1-98325767.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Honestly, it seems like the author missed the point&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If runway is moving at 100mph and plane moves same speed in the opposite direction, the plane can&#8217;t take off. The plane may be moving 200mph relative to the runway, but relative to the AIR, its net speed is zero.<br \/>\nPlanes have lift because of air moving under and over the wings. Move the runway all you want&#8230;if the WINGS aren&#8217;t moving relative to the AIR, no lift.<\/p>\n<p>Can an Airplane Take Off on a Moving Runway? http:\/\/bit.ly\/2FzsLgj<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2FwPWrp\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2FwPWrp<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honestly, it seems like the author missed the point&#8230; If runway is moving at 100mph and plane moves same speed in the opposite direction, the plane can&#8217;t take off. The plane may be moving 200mph relative to the runway, but relative to the AIR, its net speed is zero. Planes have lift because of air [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[14,480,456,132,429],"tags":[523,159,33,530,552],"class_list":["post-15553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-facebook","category-jamie-gray","category-news","category-shared-link","tag-blog","tag-facebook","tag-jamie-gray","tag-news","tag-shared"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11369,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/jetblue-invites-passengers-to-watch-fun-show-called-why-planes-crash\/","url_meta":{"origin":15553,"position":0},"title":"JetBlue Invites Passengers to Watch Fun Show Called Why Planes Crash","date":"December 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks for flying Jet Blue. 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