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Why dont we account the rotation of the earth in aircrafts? Is it just because of the air or is there more to it? [duplicate]
Today there was a seminar regarding modern air crafts held in my school. At the starting of the lecture, we were asked a question which I found quite intriguing.
"Why does a helicopter or a fixed ...
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Effect of tailwind on aircraft speed
I have been spending some time in analyzing the impact of tailwind on the ground speed of the aircraft. My analysis is based around the following equation : VAW = VAG - VWG ; where VAW is the velocity ...
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If Earth is curve and spinning, why plane flying in high altitude does not delayed?
If earth is spinning globe then the layer of athmosphere have a different tangential velocity for different altitude. For near the ground (solid surface of the earth) then the velocity of the air just ...
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What does "relatively uniform resonant frequency" mean?
In the book What If? from Randall Munroe, the author writes:
Q: Assuming a relatively uniform resonant frequency in a passenger jet, how many cats, meowing at what resonant frequency of said jet, ...
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Does aeroplane moving against Earth's rotation cause relative wind (assuming otherwise a quiet weather outside)?
Although, I know some answers, I need more affirmative and accurate answers.
Why is the journey time from London to Singapore less compared to Singapore to London? Is it because of Earth's rotation ...
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Air flight and Earth's rotation
I read a response asking why flights of equal distance east and west take roughly the same time (disregarding wind actions). I have trouble visualizing part of the answer; "the speed of the rotation ...
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Faster alternative to travel to any location in the west? [closed]
Suppose one needs to travel to Somalia from Indonesia(which are approximately at a distance of $4000$ miles from each other on the line of equator). To accomplish this task, I suggest the following ...
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Coriolis Effect vs airplane
So, if I build a highway from north pole towards equator and sit in a car, speed pretty fast towards it, I should feel force with the Earths rotation due to the different rotation speeds of this ...
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Since Earth spins, would an aircraft travelling opposite to direction of Earth spin take less time? [duplicate]
Suppose we want to reach the point on earth which in relative terms is exactly on the opposite end of the sphere we call earth (I know it is not an exact sphere).
We either dig vertically downwards, ...
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Airplane with banner in a windy day
Will the banner of this airplane be always in the proper direction if the airplane flies in any direction on a windy day?
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