Recent content by Alex Needleman

I see. That is something to consider, thank you for your insight. :)

It is indeed amusing. So, hypothetically speaking, if a spacecraft reached .5c in a perfectly straight trajectory and held its velocity constant throughout, would the g-force experienced by, say the pilot or passengers, still be equal to 1?

Hi! I'm a high school student, aspiring to pursue a career in Astronautical Engineering. I always try and ponder on questions about everyday aerodynamics and physics. So, here's a question from you from an aspiring scholar. It is known that, at high velocities, pilots in super-sonic jet...