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lawn dart effect

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.

Proper noun

lawn dart effect

  1. 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.

Questions about lawn dart effect

What does lawn dart effect mean?
Lawn dart effect means 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.
What part of speech is lawn dart effect?
Lawn dart effect is a proper noun.

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