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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basically a coordinated turn is one where the pilot balances the various forces on the plane (bank angle, rate of turn, etc) such that the overall forces on the plane balance out to the point it doesnt really *feel* like your turning, at least until you look out the window and see the turn happening. your inner ear isn’t picking up the turn because theirs no change in the apparent motion of your body.
as you say, they dont always achieve it, but generally, its what thier supposed to aim for.
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