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Old 8th February 2003 | 21:04
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foghorn
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timsta

No - it's the same principle as when develop on an airframe when the local flow speed is greater that the speed of sound.

M&V

Assuming that the aircraft stays upright during the full journey, the tip of the tailfin will travel the furthest distance (very slightly), as it's always the outermost point of the circle that the aircraft flies around the centre of the Earth.

russell

2) Momentum is conserved (if they were perfectly inelastic indestructable objects which they're not but let's not get into that OK ) As there's just a huge difference in mass between the fly and the car, therefore the change in the car's speed is not appreciable.

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