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the wheels may slip on ice, less friction, but, there is still some friction, so the plane can move forward and eventually take off. ice is not a moving surface… a treadmill is effectively keeping the plane in the same location by going in the opposite direction, and in the perfect (impossible example), at the same speed to offset the thrust.
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do you realize that the thrust is completely independent of the wheels right? i have not taken physics nor have i taken higher level math…but logic tells me the wheels will spin twice as fast in the opposite direction when independent thrust (like maybe a jet engine) is applied.