"Be careful to distinguish the g forces you "feel" from the acceleration which happens to you. The only g force you will feel is the rocket motor pushing you."
Well, the problem being faced is the need to be able to calulate any g forces that the thing may endure. from orbiting, to...
No.. It's not the difference.
While in an high-ecc. orbit, you accelerate and decelerate gradually. this can go from almost nothing to an acceleration of over 100m/s^2 depending on the characteristics of your orbit. yet during all of this, you feel absoutely nothing but freefall. gravity is...
Hello. :smile:
I'm currently looking for a formula that would determine the G forces that a spaceship (and the people in it) would suffer whilst in it's travels.
The current formula being used takes acceleration of the ship into account, but not a planet's. Therefore, even though I'm...