# $BET: Plane Will take off. Stake your claim

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 22, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bet-plane-will-take-off-stake-your-claim/37439 "2007-10-22T21:39:11Z")
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### Author: ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2007, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bet-plane-will-take-off-stake-your-claim/37439/41 "2007-10-23T09:31:27Z")

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[quote=“rdandy5875,post:40,topic:37439"”]

At takeoff speed, I doubt the conveyor will be able to generate enough airflow to provide lift. I bet if you hold a paper airplane over a belt sander it will lift. But to scale that would be like a 5lb. airplane and a 1000mph conveyor.

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you’re an idiot.

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