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Where can you go in a zero gravity chamber?

There is no such thing as a zero gravity chamber. The only way to experience weightlessness is in freefall. There are planes that you can board which will go into dives up to 30 seconds long. During these dives the planes are in freefall. Since you are falling at the same rate as the plane is, you will seem to float around the cabin and will feel weightless. It is the same reason that astronauts in orbit are weightless.


Describe the conditions under which astronauts train weightness in space?

I'm uncertain what the question means. Astronauts do not normally 'train' while in space. They train in preparation for space. Assuming that is what the question means: There are two ways astronauts train for weightlessness. Neither is satisfactory. * They train it a place called the WIF or Water Immersion Facility. You can think of this as a swimming pool where the astronauts and the equipment they handle are made neutrally buoyant. That is, heavy or light material is attached so they neither float nor sink in water, but remain suspended in the water. The resistance of the water on movement and the fact that your internal organs still feel the pull of gravity limit it's value for simulating weightlessness in space. * They ride on an airplane that makes zero-g parabolic flights (visit link below). The airplane (called variously, the Vomit Comet, the Weightless Wonder, etc.) climes to a peak then allows itself to fall for about 30 seconds. When you are falling you are weightless, so this accurately simulates the weightlessness of space. But, but the short periods and the high forces when the plane pulls out of the fall make it of limited value for training.


What is the angle between orbit plane of earth and orbit plane of moon?

About five degrees


The plane in which almost all planets orbit the sun is called the?

It is called the "ecliptic plane"


Is an astral plane a warp zone?

An Astral Plane is a conduit to all the other planes.

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1974 military kc135 plane crash mcconnell afb Wichita kansas?

Yes, I was an eighteen yr old USAF firefighter stationed at McConnell. If I recall correctly the pilot and co-pilot were killed.


How long can a modern plane fly?

well it all depends on its flight hours and how well it is maintained , a plane does have its limmits though if you take usaf kc135 tankers they are being constantly upgraded when they were early 707's they have new engines and a truck full of big upgrades i hope my awnser helps you a bit cheers =D


When we completed our ascent sentence?

I gratefully rested for about ten minutes when we completed our ascent of the nearly vertical tor. There was just a moment of near weightlessness when we completed our ascent, and the plane leveled out.


How much would you weigh in an air plane?

If flying level at the typical cruising altitude of an Airbus 380, approx 0.3% less than on the ground. However, in the vomit Comet you can experience a short spell of weightlessness.


How is it possible for researchers to simulate weightlessness without leaving the Earth?

In a jet pilots can fly parabolic arcs that simulate the speed of falling. The occupants of the plane feel as though they are weightless. Because of the dizziness that is experienced they call it the "Vomit Comet."


What happenes when a plane dives?

It doesn't happen that often. When a plane dives, the pitch is lowered so that that nose is pointed towards the ground. What happens inside the plane is a different story. There is weightlessness. 0 G because you are at that angle and gaining speed. So that means everything not strapped in will float. Watch the TV Air Cash Investigation Show Mayday. See the episode with Egypt Air Flight 990. This happened in that flight.


What would happen if you can fly like a bird?

If you could fly like a bird, you would have the freedom to soar through the skies, explore new places from a unique perspective, and experience the sensation of true freedom and weightlessness. It would be an exhilarating and liberating experience.


Why is it important for astronauts to train in vomit comet before gooing into space?

Astronaut candidates do "parabolic training" on a plane nicknamed the "Vomit Comet" (due to its tendency to induce motion sickness in passengers) so that they can experience weightlessness before being launched into space. If a potential astronauts is found to not be able to handle weightlessness, it's better to find that out before they actually get sent there for a long period of time. Also, weightless training gives them experience in how objects behave in zero-gee, so it's not a surprise when they get there.


What is the meaning of zero gravity chamber?

Zero gravity or weightlessness, is falling under the earths gravitational pull, in a orbiting spacestation, you are falling to earth, but the orbiting velocity is exactly enough to keep you stable. Creating this siuation on earth is difficult as air resistance in ballistic parabolic flights cuts short the ride, fire the plane up then shut off the motors at the top of the curve allows the brief experience of falling to earth weightless, increasing velocity of the plane however will invite increasing force of air resistance and its acceleration becomes less than yours inside the plane , and you will catch up the plane, ending your ride.


Where can you go in a zero gravity chamber?

There is no such thing as a zero gravity chamber. The only way to experience weightlessness is in freefall. There are planes that you can board which will go into dives up to 30 seconds long. During these dives the planes are in freefall. Since you are falling at the same rate as the plane is, you will seem to float around the cabin and will feel weightless. It is the same reason that astronauts in orbit are weightless.


What is plane in algebra?

A plane is the coordinate plane.


Ride a plane or ride in a plane?

ride in a plane. you would fly a plane