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No, the plane has to be moving. The wings generate lift, and the engine creates speed.

But it could also be Yes if by the word "moving" you mean relative to the ground or ground speed. A plane needs airflow over the wing to fly. However, if the aircraft can fly into the wind such that the wind speed equals the speed of the air flow over the wing then the plane will be flying but it will not be "moving".

For Example: suppose you have a light-weight airplane that lands at 45 Knots. Then on a certain day the wind is blowing at 45 knots along the runway. The pilot lines up the airplane into the wind. The relative speed of the air over the wing will be 45 Knots but the ground speed will be Zero (0).

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