ahaha That's awesome that they included that old chestnut. That problem has been argued about for years and years. I swear physics majors have written PH. D's on it. Anyway yes it will take of as normal if you assume the wheel's bearings are frictionless. If they are not frictionless it becomes more complicated, and becomes a balancing act between opposing forces. Even then it would likely take off unless the wheels seized from internal friction, since they would be rotating much faster than they normally would. I am no expert on landing gear design but i suspect they have a lot of lee-way.
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