I used to believe that aeroplanes didn't move horizontally once airborne. They flew up and then waited for the Earth to turn around beneath them.
A childhood belief about aeroplanes

others believed things like this
- When looking at the clouds and seeing them move I use to think it was the world rotating beneath.— Andy
- I used to believe that if passed beneath a rainbow I would turn into a woman.— Felipe
- that if I flapped my arms hard enough, I could get airborne.— DeQuendre
- When you lie your lips move or your eye turn green— Tanya
- I used to think that aeroplanes came to your house to pick you up.Anon
- I used to believe that aeroplanes could reverse when they are flying. Anon