I recently watched Neil deGrasse Tyson explains modern airplanes doing turns and how the fluid level wouldn’t change inside the cabin when turning.
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3SCxKTnC5YE
I’ve tried observing this myself and it didn’t always work as described. Reminder: you should still hang on to your drink just in case.
The comment section below the video mentions something called a “coordinated turn”.
What is it? When do pilots perform coordinated turns? Presumably a set velocity is required to achieve this for a given banking angle?
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You can do this with a bucket and water. Hold it and start spinning around so where the bucket is slightly lifting up. The water will flat in the bucket. It’s centripetal force.
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