Downward force of the plane problem

[aaronb]

Homework Statement

why does a pilot tend to black out when pulling out of a steep dive?

Homework Equations

Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws

The Attempt at a Solution

I think the pilot passes out because the downward force of the plane pushes all the blood away from his brain and causes him to pass out.

I read the rules of this forum so I don't expect an answer. But please push me in the right direction because I know I am forgetting something.

 

[LowlyPion]

I think the pilot passes out because the downward force of the plane pushes all the blood away from his brain and causes him to pass out.

Almost. But I don't think the plane is pushing down. What forces are associated with circular motion, because it's the pulling out of a dive, you know a radius and a high speed, as the pilots say "pulling G's". How is that force directed may be more to your interest?

 

[tiny-tim]

why does a pilot tend to black out when pulling out of a steep dive?

Homework Equations

Newton's 2nd and 3rd laws

Hi aaronb!

I think it's more Newton's first law …

if you bounce off a trampoline, what does your blood "want" to do?