The birth of a quieter, greener plane: 35% more fuel-efficient; Cambridge-MIT Institute's 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative

"Jose" wrote in message
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I don't usually fly in the tail of a commercial airliner. However, some
time ago I had that opportunity, and was quite surprised at the horizontal
components I was feeling during taxi on the ground. I was also amused, as
it was in the opposite direction of the turn.

Be that as it may, I don't see how that's relevant to the question at hand.
I doubt the horizontal acceleration was even close to 1g, and on top of that
most people are already accustomed to horizontal accelerations, since motor
vehicles cause those any time they turn. I'm not a fast driver, and I still
quite often turn quickly enough to cause packages loose in the trunk to
slide from one side to the other. Not that it takes a LOT of force to do
that, but it probably takes at least as much force as you experience in the
tail of the airplane.

One more time though: even though I believe that the acceleration would be
significant, I doubt people will put up much of a fight.

Pete