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it would be interesting to know what the G force was after the almost instantaneous release of 35,000 pounds from the Bomb bay!
I cannot get my head round how a decrease of mass can cause a G Force. Can someone please explain? If my leg drops off, I do not rise in the air even though I am lighter [and disregarding falling over!]. It matters not if I am at rest or at constant velocity ...... the leg drops-off and I soldier on, comparatively legless and certainly 'armless.
I am well aware of the anecdotal evidence of the heave of a Lancaster as a Grand Slam departs, and do not doubt the reality of the effect, but my knowledge of aerodynamics is inadequate to explain. Perhaps the late hour and the red biddy is to blame.