2006-12-12 22:29:38 · 9 answers · asked by harini 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
if you want that to happen you have to be outside the atmosphere of the earth , but the planes , the choppers , the cars , the bikes are all on earth , that is they move with the atmosphere of the earth , and this atmosphere is governed by the gravitational force .
2006-12-12 22:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Simple Answer Is No Mate. If The Quickest Way To Move From One Side Of The Earth To The Other In An Aircraft Was To Fly In The Opposite Direction To The Earths Rotation Then No Airline Would Fly In The Same Direction As The Earths Rotation...
2006-12-12 23:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by Paul R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The jet stream makes a big difference. I always get this confused though... I think the jet stream goes the opposite way as the earth rotates. Jet stream goes west to east, but the sun goes east to west, so I believe that means going against the earth's spin makes sense. (when I fly from China to the US it is about an hour faster than flying the other way)
2006-12-12 23:51:42 · answer #3 · answered by sofarsogood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airplanes fly through air. The speed they are able to travel is relative to the air. If the wind is moving in the same direction that the airplane is going the airplane takes less time to tavel between two points on the earth then if the wind is going the opposite direction. Airlines understand this and route their planes to take advantage of the prevailing winds. If two identical planes flew identical routes but in opposite directions the one going with the wind would take less time to complete the flight.
2006-12-12 23:11:02 · answer #4 · answered by anonimous 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The earth means all objects in the earth.
The earth is rotating means all on the earth are rotatiing.
At equator all objects on the earth are moving with a speed of 465 m/s toward east.
Suppose a plane is moving with a speed of V toward east.
The actual speed is (465 + V) m/s.
Relative to earth it is moving only with a speed of V.
If the plane is moving with a speed of V toward west .
The actual speed is (465 - V).
Relative to earth it is moving only with a speed of V.
Thus whatever is the direction the speed is the same and hence the time interval to cross a particular distance will be the same.
2006-12-12 23:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by Pearlsawme 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes and no. Mostly no. Nost trips are such that, without or against Earth rotation, the trip is much shorter in one direction. And that will generally be the direction taken. But I'm a few cases, yes, airlines do choose routes with rather than against prevailing winds (which are due to rotation of Earth) where distances are similar in either direction.
2016-05-23 17:23:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which direction the plane is flying. When flying to the east you add hours to your current time due to the time zone changes. When flying to the west the opposite occurs. Though I am not a physicist, I am not aware of any phenomenon that makes a moving body move faster on either hemisphere unless it is by means of a jet stream.
2006-12-12 22:36:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Suppose the earth is rotating at x degrees per hour, and you are moving at y degrees per hour in space, your speed relative to the earth is ( y + x) degrees. Actually if x=y, you are really moving at the same speed as rotation of earth yet, you will reach your starting point in half a day, because your speed has become 2x degrees per hour which is two times the speed of rotation of earth.
2006-12-12 22:44:51 · answer #8 · answered by curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It takes less time for an airplane to reach its destination if it is going the opposite direction the earth is rotating.
2006-12-12 22:33:18 · answer #9 · answered by CloudRider9 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋