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IncRnd
1527 days ago
That's not true zero-g. In a plane you are experiencing the force of acceleration towards Earth, which is closer to 1G than to 0G.
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sacrosancty
1527 days ago
A lot of confusion here probably comes from the fact that g-force is not the same as acceleration. It's apparent acceleration. So 0g in an aircraft is entirely possible. So is 0 acceleration but that's not 0 g, that's 1 g.
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vba616
1527 days ago
When do people mean anything other than "free fall" by "zero g"?
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sandworm101
1527 days ago
I can assure you that while being trained in basic aerobatics we regularly went well beyond the zero-to-one G range.
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