RE: Seriously now, can it take off or not? What do you think?
I should not even have posted -
The "gag" question - wheels turning /not turning on a belt was a bit of a teaser -till you look at the the real question:
does the turning of the wheels have any relevance?
As long as the propulsion of the craft is NOT involved with turning of the wheels - (the two are not tied together -wheel turning is simply a method of reducing friction-a slipper skid will do it's same job) )the answer is NO
It is a bit of a nonsense thing in that only two scenarios exist :
the wheels turn in normal direction -or they don't turn at all
In either case
the craft simply accelerates at a normal pace