>>1180050>the jet engines make all the air move backwardsExactly. Newton's 3rd Law. If the air is being pushed back, then the plane is being pushed forward with the same amount of force. The plane's engines exert a force upon the air to move, so the movement of the ground is irrelevant. The wheels rotate freely, almost completely isolating the movement of the ground from the aircraft, or vice-versa as would be normal.
I'm probably being trolled, so I'm going to bed. 3/10 because I know people who would fall for this old myth.
>>1180067Doubling the rotation speed of the wheels would almost certainly exceed the maximum speed of the tires, causing blowouts. Otherwise correct.
