tion due to gravity is only 3.72 m/s2
, astronaut can be hung on a spring harness
while on Earth. To provide the necessary force, we can stretch a stiff (large
cularly aviation, this is referred to as 1 g of acceleration.
If you were accelerating at 2.5 g, what would be your average acceleration?
If you started from rest, what would be your speed after 10 s?
What would be your average speed during the acceleration?
How far would you have travelled in this time?