eli5 What would happen if I had a big enough airplane to throw a ball around then the airplane turns while the ball is in mid air?

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eli5 What would happen if I had a big enough airplane to throw a ball around then the airplane turns while the ball is in mid air?

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If the airplane is in coordinated flight (the relative airflow meets the airplane head-on) then the ball acts as the airplane is level, but apparent gravity (G) increases in proportion to both angle of bank and indicated airspeed.

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