Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by AnimalMuppet on Thursday November 10, 2022 @02:56PM
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Not if the pilot did it right. The net force on you should always be directly toward the floor.
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Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by alistairSH on Thursday November 10, 2022 @04:37PM
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Even when the plane is tipped over at 15* (or whatever their max bank angle happens to be)? The floor is no longer directly underneath you.
Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by orangepurple on Thursday November 10, 2022 @05:04PM
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The plane turns while banking which results in a force vector mostly straight down towards the floor. If the plane did not turn while banking what you wrote is true.
The ground is whatever you accelerate towards.
Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by edh649 on Thursday November 10, 2022 @05:05PM
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Balanced out by the centripetal force of the plane turning!
Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by vel0city on Thursday November 10, 2022 @05:17PM
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Underneath is a relative term.
Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by mannykannot on Thursday November 10, 2022 @06:30PM
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It is called a coordinated turn and it is what one normally aspires to fly.
https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/aerodynamics/the-aer...
A coordinated turn with 60 degrees bank should be achievable by any airworthy airplane (it requires pulling 2g), and the maximum bank angle for a steady-state coordinated turn depends on how many g you can pull before you run out of control authority, cause an accelerated stall, or reach the airframe's structural limit.
Next time you fly, get a beverage of your choice and observe how it behaves. Here's an example, courtesy of the great test pilot Bob Hoover:
Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by pc86 on Thursday November 10, 2022 @07:42PM
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If the turn is coordinated you can't tell the difference. I've been in small GA planes turning at 35-40 degrees and it doesn't feel like you're sliding at all, you're pulled back into your seat and "down" (relative to you) into the flooring.