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Old 21st January 2012 | 18:28
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I've got one - Because the aircraft is on the surface of a rotating sphere, its in a constantly accelerating reference frame. Its constantly accelerating towards the center of the Earth.

Force on Gnd: Inertial Mass x acceleration due to gravity - The vertical component of reaction upwards due to the rotation of the earth (coefficient 1 at the equator - 0 at the poles)

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