How airplanes would fly on earth?

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How airplanes would fly on earth?
« on: November 10, 2015, 09:27:46 PM »
Hello,

Sorry for the Brazilian English, I am busy and no time to practice.  ;D

I became interested in the idea and came a doubt...

If the earth is flat, gravity would be the acceleration of itself in relation to space at 10m / sē, how airplanes would fly on earth?

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Re: How airplanes would fly on earth?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2015, 10:20:27 PM »
Hello,

Sorry for the Brazilian English, I am busy and no time to practice.  ;D

I became interested in the idea and came a doubt...

If the earth is flat, gravity would be the acceleration of itself in relation to space at 10m / sē, how airplanes would fly on earth?
I'm not sure I understand the question.
The equivalence principle states that the two forces (UA and gravity) would be indistinguishable, and I see no reason lift would be diminished.


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Re: How airplanes would fly on earth?
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2015, 08:33:53 PM »
If the earth is flat, gravity would be the acceleration of itself in relation to space at 10m / sē, how airplanes would fly on earth?
Wings provide lift as air flows over them.  This lift is a force on the airframe of the aircraft.  F=ma.  If the acceleration is equal to 9.8m/s^2, then the airplane maintains altitude above the FE.


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