lawn dart effect

proper noun

An effect observed in fighter aircraft pilots, where horizontal acceleration at more than 1 standard gravity causes extreme stimulation of the vestibular system and leads to the faulty perception that the aircraft is climbing.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. human sciencesAn effect observed in fighter aircraft pilots, where horizontal acceleration at more than 1 standard gravity causes extreme stimulation of the vestibular system and leads to the faulty perception that the aircraft is climbing.
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