how do they plan to simulate it…?
i would envision an RC plane with a homade router powered treadmill.
only, i would give the treadmill a more than 2x wheel speed advantage.
measure takeoff wheel speed for plane.
measure/calculate thrust generated at that speed.
ensure treadmill can go 5x that wheelspeed.
fire up treadmill to max with RC plane on it.
apply 20% the measured takeoff thrust.
assuming that 20% compensates for frictional losses.
everyone gets to see the plane creep forward while that mean treadmill
is cheating and making the test unfair.