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So theroetically, yeah I gotta use that word atleast once when talking physics, if you had a constant headwind moving quickly enough to produce instant lift. The plane would just take off? I.e that video?
Yes, but you will need the engine to keep the airplane moving relative to the wind. It would appear from a position on the ground that the airplane is rising vertically.
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