The discussion explores the effort required to carry a body up stairs in a falling aircraft compared to scenarios where the aircraft is at a constant altitude or ascending. It touches on concepts of gravity, acceleration, and the effects of free fall.
Participants express differing views on the conditions affecting the effort required to carry a body, with some agreeing on the influence of acceleration while others introduce additional factors. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the specific conditions under which effort is minimized.
Participants reference various scenarios of flight dynamics, including free fall and constant descent, but do not clarify the assumptions or definitions of effort in this context.
. . . . 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!!!)jcarle said:if the plane was flying at constant altitude or ascending.