Today I saw a jet taking off in the
distance. It caught my eye because it was moving sideways as well as
up. Understanding aerodynamics pretty well I figured wow those winds
are moving up there. But then I started to think about it for a
second. Einstein Theory of Relativity. That airplane is moving
separately from the earth while still being trapped in earth's
gravity so therefore the plane will move with the earth just not
exactly with it. Outside of earths gravitational pull space stations
can move at an independent velocity than earths because of low
gravity. This is because the earth itself is the focal point of
gravity not the space around it. The farther you go the lower the
gravity is, allowing the plane to move a different horizontal
velocity than the earth. So what I saw was a airplane moving up and
horizontally(planes will move horizontally in vertical climb because of the way wind moves across the plane..that's what rudders are designed to correct) That is why I thought of the strong winds. The winds can get over 100mph probly more if the conditions are right. I've seen a plane land at 60degrees yaw, and go straight. Horizontal movement is common but I saw a high rate of horizontal movement caused by all the right conditions. If the gravity was EVEN throughout our atmosphere then
I wouldn't be able to see the plane move horizontally because that
speed will be the same. Einstein is a genius.
I like that you mindfully observed something that is common, yet complex, and analyzed how the Theory of Relativity applies to the situation.
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