Some aircraft takeoff from aircraft carriers using a ski jump. What does it feel like to takeoff this way? Does it feel like an alpine ski jump? How does the feeling compare to catapult takeoff?
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asked Nov 17, 2020 at 11:01
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$\begingroup$ "feel" could be objectively measured with an accelarometer. $\endgroup$– Anonymous PhysicistNov 17, 2020 at 11:03
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$\begingroup$ If I provided you with a plot of acceleration against time would it tell you what it feels like? If I told you it's like an alpine ski jump, but you've never done an alpine ski jump, would that tell you how it feels? I don't think this question is answerable in its current form. $\endgroup$– CatchAsCatchCanNov 17, 2020 at 22:23
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1$\begingroup$ Asking for a qualitative description is not the same as asking for an opinion. VTLO. $\endgroup$– Ralph J ♦Nov 17, 2020 at 22:52
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2$\begingroup$ You will have a hard time finding anyone who has done both. $\endgroup$– Michael HallNov 18, 2020 at 0:48
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$\begingroup$ @CatchAsCatchCan "f I provided you with a plot of acceleration against time would it tell you what it feels like?" Me, yes. Other people, maybe not. "but you've never done an alpine ski jump" Well, I have, so this does not apply. $\endgroup$– Anonymous PhysicistNov 18, 2020 at 1:00
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