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ajaustin
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A friend of mine who has a lot of experience with aircraft tells me the following:-
His premise seems to be that something changes when your feet are off the floor.
I think what he is saying is incorrect and that the distance jumped will be the same in either direction as the whole activity takes place relative to the velocity of the aircraft. I am assuming that the aircraft is in level flight, traveling at constant velocity and has no air flow in its interior.
If you do a long jump in an aircraft flying at 500mph you will be able to jump considerably further jumping towards the tail than jumping towards the nose.
His premise seems to be that something changes when your feet are off the floor.
I think what he is saying is incorrect and that the distance jumped will be the same in either direction as the whole activity takes place relative to the velocity of the aircraft. I am assuming that the aircraft is in level flight, traveling at constant velocity and has no air flow in its interior.