Submitted 1 day ago by Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to [deleted]
Pendulums are in the atmosphere and feel the effect of earths rotation.
The space shuttle moves beyond the atmosphere and benefits from earths rotation
Airplanes do not.
They do. Just airplanes have control and tend to correct before the effects are noticeable
They are two different things: the space shuttle gets a boost of speed from the speed of the rotating earth, while the pendulum is undergoing precession.
The difference between airplanes and the spacecraft is that airplanes move through a ‘static’ atmosphere with friction which just leaves them moving point A to B. Whereas spacecraft are accelerating into space, into virtually no friction, so having that speed of the earth to start off with is a bonus.
The pendulum only gets friction in the same direction of it’s swing, however the earth’s rotation introduces the precession. The frictional forces on an airplane are mad and everywhere on the plane, with the plane constantly adjusting so precession would have no effect on its path.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 day ago
They do, actually. The direct effects of the earths rotation on an aircraft are much smaller than the effects of localized aerodynamic forces: winds, updrafts, etc.
However, indirectly, “Coriolis effects” on air masses moving toward or away from the poles influence weather patterns at all scales, which has massive influence on air travel.
yesman@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
In old-school navigation, the Coriolis effect had to be accounted for especially for long distances. Snipers must also account for the effect.