Whenever I start the max ground speed challenge, if the cockpit is not touching the ground, it will register as the aircraft lifting off the ground, so if I put landing gear or resizable wheels on it for steering, the whole body of the aircraft is off the ground because of the wheels, and then, since the cockpit is on the body, it registers as the aircraft lifting off the ground. I think this is a bug, but I'm not sure.
I didn't use wheels