Carrying a body up stairs in a plummeting aircraft

[jcarle]

Would a body being carried up a set of stairs from one deck to another deck in a plane that is falling take less effort to move than if the plane was flying at constant altitude or ascending. ( I am thriller writer)

 

[BvU]

Yes

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[Frabjous]

In the extreme case …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced-gravity_aircraft

 

[sophiecentaur]

if the plane was flying at constant altitude or ascending.

. . . . or descending at a constant rate. What counts here is the acceleration up/down which will add or subtract from the steady g. If the plane is in actual free fall then you'd be in the same situation as in a satellite or the vomit comet. A pilot can fly 'downhill' and produce zero g (but only for so long!!!)