G force indicator

[Talvid]

Where can I read my G force in a turn? it isn't under the mach number indicator on the left side of the HUD

[=Panther=]

Upper left side of the HUD. Maximum value is lower left side. Page 35 of Chuck's Viper Guide.

 

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[Talvid]

that's great, thank you.

[skywalker22]

Why is at stand still showing 1.0G?

[Dragon1-1]

Because there's such thing as gravity?  When standing on the ground, you're at 1G. If you were at 0G, you'd be in freefall, as in, accelerating towards the ground at quite a decent rate. The Gs you pull in a turn don't cancel that out, but since you're turned about 90 degrees to the side, the G meter won't show it, because it only show vertical G. In vertical maneuvering, this 1G adds onto what you're pulling, which can help or hinder you. Older pilots would sometimes call it "God's G", because in inverted maneuvers you basically get an extra 1G for free, since gravity pulls you down in addition to your wings.

[SCPanda]

On 3/6/2022 at 2:20 AM, Dragon1-1 said:

If you were at 0G, you'd be in freefall

Or in space

On 3/6/2022 at 2:12 AM, skywalker22 said:

Why is at stand still showing 1.0G?

Like Dragon1-1 said. BTW, F-16's FLCS automatically trim the jet for 1G. 

[Dragon1-1]

38 minutes ago, SCPanda said:

Or in space

That's literally the same thing.  Freefall occurs whenever there's no ground to stop you, and orbiting is basically falling sideways so fast the ground curves away from you as you go. Even in intergalactic space, there's some gravity acting on you, although beyond some point it'll come from supermassive black holes and such (that said, Earth and all the other bodies in the universe also act on you, though very weakly.  Gravity has infinite range).

0G doesn't mean "zero gravity", it means zero gravities, "standard gravity" being the official name for a unit of acceleration that we call "G" for short. 

Edited March 7, 2022 by Dragon1-1

[SCPanda]

1 hour ago, Dragon1-1 said:

That's literally the same thing.  Freefall occurs whenever there's no ground to stop you, and orbiting is basically falling sideways so fast the ground curves away from you as you go. Even in intergalactic space, there's some gravity acting on you, although beyond some point it'll come from supermassive black holes and such (that said, Earth and all the other bodies in the universe also act on you, though very weakly.  Gravity has infinite range).

0G doesn't mean "zero gravity", it means zero gravities, "standard gravity" being the official name for a unit of acceleration that we call "G" for short. 

 

Oh right! You reminded me the physics and astronomy classes took in college. xD

[Harker]

9 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said:

That's literally the same thing.  Freefall occurs whenever there's no ground to stop you, and orbiting is basically falling sideways so fast the ground curves away from you as you go. Even in intergalactic space, there's some gravity acting on you, although beyond some point it'll come from supermassive black holes and such (that said, Earth and all the other bodies in the universe also act on you, though very weakly.  Gravity has infinite range).
0G doesn't mean "zero gravity", it means zero gravities, "standard gravity" being the official name for a unit of acceleration that we call "G" for short. 

Considering that g is a conventional unit for an acceleration value of ~9.81 m^2/s, 0 g simply means zero acceleration, nothing else.

You can achieve 1 g by means other than falling into a gravity well. You are right, however, in that no matter where you are, you're always inside all of the gravity wells or one single, personalized "effective well", which depends on your position.

You can imagine an ideal circular orbit like someone running on the side of a curved bowl, with a constant speed and just fast enough velocity to always remain a set distance from the center. In reality, when an orbit is unassisted (no external acceleration), it will, inevitably, decay over time due to energy loss.

Edit: that was so OT, I'm sorry.

Edited March 7, 2022 by Harker

[Dannyvandelft]

Considering that g is a conventional unit for an acceleration value of ~9.81 m^2/s, 0 g simply means zero acceleration, nothing else.

You can achieve 1 g by means other than falling into a gravity well. You are right, however, in that no matter where you are, you're always inside all of the gravity wells or one single, personalized "effective well", which depends on your position.

You can imagine an ideal circular orbit like someone running on the side of a curved bowl, with a content speed and just fast enough velocity to always remain a set distance from the center. In reality, when an orbit is unassisted (no external acceleration), it will, inevitably, decay over time due to energy loss.

Edit: that was so OT, I'm sorry.

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