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>>15342975
This is easy to solve if you imagine the turbine engines are actually rockets. This means they have to pull in and expel enough air to offset the weight if the plane which is clearly impossible.

The reason planes have wings is because they need the air moving over the wings to generate lift. In this case the only source of lifting force is whatever air is expelled from the turbines and those turbines aren't big enough to displace the weight of the plane.