27 Oct '06 12:03>1 edit
if the tredmill was going at the same speed to the plane in the opposite direction then only the wheels would be in motion, not the plane itself. for a plain to take off there needs to be air passing the wing. the design of the wing splits the air. the air passing over the wing passes slower than the air passing under the wing. it is this design of the wing that enables the plain to 'take off'. as the plane itself would not be in motion; then there would be no air passing the wing, therefore it would have no lift to take off. unless it was really really windie.