Airplane on a Conveyor Belt

[Dameon Angell]

http://dsc.discovery.com/video/?play...eId=1347908538

Remember when we had that discussion a while back on if an Airplane can take off if it was on a conveyor belt? Well, the Mythbusters did it and it's ready to air. Apparently it was supposed to be on Dec. 12th, but they screwed up. I dunno if they aired it since then, though. Anyone see it?

[Kolar]

Mythbusters Air Plane Hour [Season 5 Episode 25] is the latest aired episode on December 12, 2007. Season 6 will premier on January 23, 2008.

Wikipedia says Viewer Pick Special 2 is slated to air next (without an air date), next-episode lists it only as '100th Episode! SEASON PREMIERE' without any additional information. The Air Plane Hour episode mentioned the next one would be the MacGyver Special so I think they're moving things around to get this episode up next.

[Aquatiq]

I loved that thread!

[Fluffz]

i have found a hole in all previous theories:

what if this plane would carry cargo in the form of air sealed boxes with birds in them.

does the weight of the airplane change if the birds start to fly?

[Kolar]

Mythbusters did that one already. I forget the result, check the Discovery site.

[Dameon Angell]

They did the birds in a truck to make it lighter and it was busted, I believe.

[Vatican Assassin]

filling a submarine with fish doesn't help, i tried