How do planes turn with a wing almost perpendicular to the ground (and avoid throwing all its passengers to one side)

Question

How do planes turn with a wing almost perpendicular to the ground (and avoid throwing all its passengers to one side)

In: Physics

Answer 1

Centrifugal force.

When you are in a car and the car takes a turn at speed, you feel like you’re being squeezed against the outside of the turn. This is because your body desires to follow the laws of physics and continue in it’s current trajectory, Forward.

The same happens with an airplane, the passengers are going forward, when the plane turns perpendicular, it’s actually going slightly ‘up’ (in respect to the plane, not the ground), this keeps force on your feet (or butt, you should be seated), because your body wants to keep going forward instead of turning with the plane, this keeps you glued in place so to speak.