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Why do the passengers in high-altitude jet planes feel the
Chapter 29, Problem 63TAE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Why do the passengers in high-altitude jet planes feel the sensation of weight while passengers in an orbiting space vehicle, such as a space shuttle, do not?
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QUESTION:
Why do the passengers in high-altitude jet planes feel the sensation of weight while passengers in an orbiting space vehicle, such as a space shuttle, do not?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Passengers in an orbiting space vehicle are essentially falling towards the Earth, that is the passengers are in free fall, but the pull of gravity is balanced by the centrifugal force of the vehicle.
So due to this free fall passengers in an orbiting space vehicle (such as a space shuttle), do not feel the sensation of weight.