Thread: Perfect loop
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Old June 5th 08, 06:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Ron Garret
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Default Perfect loop

In article XoH1k.16394$qP.15098@trnddc03,
TheSmokingGnu wrote:

More_Flaps wrote:
How can I tell if my loops are perfect
circles?


Ask Dudley for technique, but as for the physics: a perfect loop would
have a constant acceleration.


Only in zero G.

Just take an accelerometer with you and
see how consistent you are (preferably one that can discount the Earth's
gravity,


Are there such beasts? I know it's theoretically possible, but it would
be very hard (and expensive) to build such a gadget. Do they really
exist?

rg