Recent content by Vic43

True my bad , I stand corrected on that one

Don't you think it'd be a crazy sight to see though? Even from a vantage point standing on the earth. Looking up at a plane flying stationary in relation to the sun/star. The plane would be in the sky from sun up to sun down (if it could keep the speed of 1000mph for that whole time)

Thanks for the extra answers everyone, appreciated. I just want to make something clear, I am not trying to prove anything or anyone wrong , I just find the topic interesting.

Why are you being disrespectful chap? Ofcourse I've experienced transport. I just never seen the earth spin under a stationary craft (relative to a position outside our atmosphere like a star or whatever). If there was a wide train with a clear bottom that had a marker on the track underneath...

What would be observed looking down at the ground from the aircraft? And I suppose it would have occurred flying east aswell, wht would be observed in this case?

Do any of you guys know of an experiment that has been done regarding this scenario?

Seems I've been using wrong terms and confusing language. Sorry, I'm not trying not to be wrong. I guess it came across like that as my language wasn't precise and that made it hard for people to get what I meant. All good now , I think I've got my answers - I was right with the outcome of the...

I guess I have been using confusing language which made it hard for you guys to understand what I was talking about. I'm glad you got the concept anyway . Thanks for your detailed response

Apologies. Yep on a fixed frame next to the belt

I'm still not sold on the explanations given about the counteracting of the inertia thing with the drone though (only using drone as an example as it can propel itself in a direction as well as hover) If a drone flew 2000mph against the spin at the equator it would have to fly for 1 hour to...

Yeah I guess you are right bout the fact if the atmosphere wasn't spinning at the same rate it'd be 1600kmph winds. Like I said I'm no physicist, just find it an interesting topic. It's a hard thing to grasp that the atmosphere is being pulled along with earth by friction as we can move so...

Hmm I'm not sure I get the concept of the entire atmosphere moving at the same speed and direction with earths rotation. If a jet flew against the rotation, at the equator, at 1000mph , would it face 2000mph head winds? Similarly if it flew with the spin at 1000mph would it then face zero head wind?

I get what you are trying to say, but I disagree. The drone doesn't complicate it, and is a better tool as it has propulsion. The balloon will be moved by the wind in the Train example , if you let the balloon go when you are stationary the wind could be going any direction at the time and I...

No because they can't hover , but yeah I guess they should be gaining speed relative to the ground (or the ground should be moving opposite to the plane) if they flew long enough in a straight line along the equator. Maybe they have to accelerate less after a certain distance to maintain the...

I find this super interesting , I wonder if any experiments have been done?