I wonder if it’s possible to just stay up in the air and wait for it the spin to your destination 😂

As a former Army artillery fire direction specialist, one of the factors that ALWAYS had to be factored in for calculating where the round was SUPPOSED to land was...rotation of the earth. Fire for effect! 💥💥💥😄

Short Answer: No, the movement of airplanes is not affected by the earth’s rotation, due to the fact that earth’s atmosphere rotates with the planet. Meaning that any object within the atmosphere of Earth would not move in any other way that is dependent on the earth’s rotation. This is why objects in space move in different ways in relationship to earth, whereas objects within the atmosphere of the earth move with the earth, and are unaffected by our planets rotation, or revolution around the sun.

Moving air, water is deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere by the Coriolis effect, left in SH. These effects are large over big distances. But the effect would be the same whether you’re flying east or west. Except-if you’re headed East, you’re deflected in the direction of a faster spinning planet-in the NH.

I think it does matters.When the plane goes with the direction of the earth,the plane receives more centrifugal forces what makes the plane a little bit lighter .And a reduced weight makes the plane faster.

The Eötvös effect reduces apparent weight for an aircraft ravelling East, reducing fuel consumption.

Please explain how can returning space ships catch up with the earth again while it is rotating around itself and the fast running sun which is rotating around the milkyway?? Simple the earth is stationary.

Theres more to this topic. Flying westward 1600kph at the equator eliminates the centripetal momentum, therefore objects will weigh marginally heavier. But if eastward, it will be marginally lighter, and so the same propelling force allows objects of the same mass travelling east, to fly marginally quicker and higher. And higher further reduces the gravitational pull by another tiny margin. At altitude where air mass is so thin, aircrafts can and must travel quicker to generate enough lift against its weight (not mass).

If I'm understanding this correctly the Earth's rotation affects the behaviour and speed of the plane at takeoff so surely if you're taking of in the opposite direction to that of the rotation then that should have a negative affect should it not?

Thanks, I have pondered bout that particular thing. Thanks!

the video got me when finally someone knew how long it takes the Earth to rotate around its own axis.

00:12 Graphic shows aircraft flying E-W at the same latitude. Long range overseas flights usually take the shortest route over the northern or southern hemispheres so they fly at an ANGLE, not parallel to the earth's rotation.

So pretty much the atmosphere is moving the same speed as the ground so you don't feel any difference

Spherical earth? yeah sure.

This is very informative and educational.😎👍

A fun experiment would be to put a drone on a merry-go-around. Start the the rotation with the drone being stationary. Get it to the speed of the go-around to x speed and then launch the drone vertically

The simple answer to the question is aircrafts are much much smaller in comparison to the earth itself, therefore the gravitational field of earth is responsible for this effect. In other words everything present in this world is glued to the surface due to its gravitational pull and we rotate along with the earth without noticing any angular acceleration caused by the rotation of the earth.

Hypothetically speaking, say I go to outer space and i am outside the earths gravity field and I stay still would I see the earth rotating at 1000 mph ? If so would it be faster to travel than a normal airplane.

Yeah, but what if the plane is moving north or south. It is going 1600km/h at the equator, but what happens to that speed when it's over the pole?

To put it simply, an airplane always flies with a speed relative to the air, for that there are the pitots. the ground speed is calculated by the navigation and gyroscopic system. it is the one indicated on the screens in the cabin. I remember passengers complaining that the plane was too slow but we had a very strong headwind but the plane was flying at cruising speed. a stewardess came to the cockpit and asked the captain to explain this to the passengers. of course the flight time was greatly increased compared to normal. on the other hand, on the return with a very strong tailwind, the flight time was greatly reduced compared to normal.

It is a very interesting and informative video. Thank you. 👍

So what stops the earth turning under the planes? Why does he say it doesn't matter if you're flying east or west you go at the same speed then says you go faster east cuz of the earth turning? So the earth pulls everything along with it except for air? How come even from the moon or from Mars you can't see he earth turn? If when you jump in the air you'd wind up hundreds of meters away if it wasn't for gravity so why can't you see that rotation from space? If you had a steel ball spinning in a circle and had magnets attached to it and you flicked the magnets up in the air off the ball they'd come back down to the ball but not in the same spot they left from so how does gravity work differently. How can you have people on the top, sides, and bottom of a ball obviously standing upside down compared to each other but they all think they're standing upright on top of it? How does gravity change your perception of standing upside down on the bottom of the ball? Why can't we replicate this effect of things sticking to the ball even though it's spinning? Things fly off a spinning ball. How does the ocean water curve curve upwards to form a ball? Water always flows to the lowest point so how does it also hump up in the air forming a ball? If gravity is constantly pulling everything towards the center of the earth why isn't all the water underground? How does water flow upwards in rivers when they're on the side of the ball as it's rotating? Why does water flow downhill off mountains but then stop when it gets to a certain height and not continue it's downward path underground? If the gravity is pulling the water down so hard it forms grooves and canyons on the earth why doesn't it pull the water underground? How does we have tunnel systems all over the world that arent filled with water? Ever seen the show about the money pit with all the traps that flood the tunnel so they can't get down there? Why doesn't all the water do that and flood all tunnels everywhere? Still a whole lot makes no sense...

I read that the 'Paris Gun" fired a shell so high that the armillary computer had to take into account the turn of the earth to calculate where the shell would come down?

I think we all need to remember: The earth is rotating at 1600 kilometers per hour, 1-And the air nearest the ground is also traveling that speed. 2- also you and I and the parked airplane are also traveling at the same speed while we are “standing still” on the earth. But yes this video has my mind doing a lot of thinking.

The only thing was that, in the animation, the two planes flying in opposite directions around the globe appeared to be flying at the same speed relative TO US and not to the rotating earth sirface.

The air and the ground moving with and rotating with the Earth. When a plane is either on the ground or the air over that spot on the ground, it is moving at the same speed as Earth rotation. Like a car, if you add propulsion you will begin to move over the ground at a given speed, the same applies to an aircraft in the air, it moves thru the air and over the ground at a given speed. Now add a tail wind speed or subtract head wind speed from the ground speed and that dictates how long it will take the aircraft to arrive somewhere.

The fact that jet steams are eastward rather than westward, are indeed due to earth rotation.

The Jetstream is like green thing that can boost your speed in Crash Team Racing game or conveyor belt in mall

The atmosphere itself rotates at the same speed as the earth neither adding or subtraction to the ground speed of the aircraft other than localized winds caused by high and low pressure differentials.

Yes, earth rotation does not matter for planes but what about the satellites which are placed at heights above the air zone of the earth?

Excellent 👍

What if a plane flies north from the equator. Say from Mexico to Alaska? It has an initial lateral velocity of 6000 km/h due to the rotation of the earth, and it flies to the north where the peripheral velocity is much lower. How will they compensate for that difference?

There is a subtlety however. Eastward flying planes are actually lighter due to the earth's rotation and westward flying planes are heavier (and everything in them). This is because they are actually suborbitally flying. The westward flying plane gets heavier (at the equator) up to about 1000 mph where it then starts to get lighter again (due to the earth's rotation). The eastward flying plane gets lighter the faster it goes. If the eastward flying plane could go 17,500 mph, it would actually weigh nothing!

Earth rotation does affects airplanes but in an indirect way. Earth rotation affects the weather and weather, mainly wind, affects airplanes

Wait how does the air move ? What force does this?

Excellent

Very simple but very interesting

Good information

What about the flight North-South (or vice-versa for that matter)...?

if you jump up you will land west from the point you jump due to Coriolis effect. There is a Coriolis effect. if you jump 20cm then the effect will be only few micrometers. But if you throw a ball to a height of 20m then the effect will be few millimeters. And if you shoot a bullet to a height of 1km than the effect will be approximately few decimeters up to 1 m.

Is there any effect of friction? I mean, as we are moving towards poles the wind speed decreases and the net result of friction should go down. Also it should be the same case with East to the West. travelling. I would be glad if someone clarifies with science & maths.

Wait a minute, at the equator the earth rotates at 1600km/ph take off speed of jetliners range from 240-280km/ph now, if we built airports at the equator, does it mean all jetliners will take off at the same speed the earth rotates at, if the earth rotates with everything on it at the same speed? The same question when it comes to landing, how much runway would be required at the equator for a plane landing at equivalent speed with the earth rotation? What would be the breaking intensity applied to stop that object?

the confusing part is that even THIN AIR AT THE TOP is moving with the same force and speed??? the higher up you go, to the extremes, is where I am still puzzled and looking for answers. I guess that it makes sense that (a better example would be a paper air plane throw inside a train... which is just a mind boggling reminder that we are in space moving at crazy speeds, yet we think of it as EARTH moving at that speeds but its us too

So if that's the case why did it feel quicker to go from NY to Seattle than going from Phoenix to NY?

thank you !

so lets say if galactus was to visit earth and if he were to watch us from space we would pass him at 1600 kmph but if hed hold out a finger all the buildings will get smashed at 1600 kmph on hitting his finger

This is such bs. How are you going to say that a 747 generating 1008 kilo-Newtons of force in the air for 7 hours isn't counter acting the spin of the Earth at all ( 2:24 ). So please explain how many kN would you need to actually leave the inertial frame of the earths rotation? If you say it's impossible again, then the Earth is flat and stationary.

If a plane halt its movement at the altitude of 30,000 feet for almost 12 hours or more than that then?

Thank you.

...they fly on a straight line until initial descend for landing?

Our frictional atmosphere extends to altitude of 300 miles. Space stats at 60 miles

I think it all comes to gravity. As long as something is affected by gravity it will basically stay anchored to that point even in the air; this is just a hypothesis of course but I think about helicopters that can hover over the same spot for hours if they need to and the earth doesn't fly pass it ; even with winds it will stay relative to the point is hovering over . So I think anything under our atmosphere will stay in the same motion relative to the earth until we escape earth's gravity in space and then we can see the earth move under us.

Are the ocean levels the same on both sides of Panama?

Good video! What about flying across the poles though ?

I agree that the difference flying in one direction than the other is due to the wind, but if there was no wind I think there still be a difference because of the Earth's rotation, not as much but there should still be a difference i believe.

Make a paper ball on moving train bus and throw it above and have to check if it falls to same spot or back side

Cool. Earth spins fastest in nov and slowest in April. Winter winds are affected by earths spin.

Yes planes moving in similar conditions away from each other shouldn't matter to speed in the air... so would be same speed but... but surely travling towards something that's moving away takes longer... and travling away from somewhere going to a place that's moving towards you would be shorter... or isn't this in dispute?

What about the planes relative position to the sun? Theoretically, is it possible to land at the same time of day you left if you are flying west at the exact speed as the earth’s rotation? Wouldn’t you land with the sim in the same position in the sky?

So if I understood this correctly, an aircraft flying west cancels out some of the the rotation speed of the earth with its engines, thus letting the earth move eastward underneath at a faster speed until it reaches its destination? Whereas an aircraft travelling East ADDS to the rotational speed to reach its destination. I never thought of it this way 🤔

I always wondered why when i fly from Germany to the US its about 10 hours and back its 9 hours.

"it does not matter wheteher an airplane is moving westward or eastward, it is always moving at the same speed, TO THE EARTH" okay my question is this, if the speed we maintain when flying a plane is always similar, when compared to the GROUND, doesn't that suggest airplanes moving eastward with the earth are needed to exert a lot more force to not only keep up with the earth's rotation, but surpass it at the same relative speed of an airplane going the opposite direction? I researched, and planes move at about ~800 km/h. meaning half of the earth's rotation speed. for the speed to be maintained (relative to the earth) when flying eastward, shouldn't the plane exert 3 times its engine force? also, in the video he mentioned jetstreams, saying "moving in the direction of winds saves fuel and time" which confused me even more. the atmosphere always rotates with the earth and it moves at about the same speed. so moving "in the direction of the wind" is always moving eastward, with earth's rotation. does that mean the wind is powerful enough to "carry" the airplane with it, so that we actually need to exert LESS force to fly at the same relative speed to the earth (when moving eastward that is)? please, I'm losing my mind over these questions. if anyone knows the answers I'll be eternally grateful

Bob Segers song, against the wind......yes its true.

I have noticed that on flight maps they always show the path of the flight route as an arc instead of as a straight line.

We are moving along the atmosphere....atmosphere moving along the earth ...glued together... one very interesting fact...we never touch a point again in space though the earth is rotating ....it is the same as falling from a cliff you will never re-visit a point that you have just passed...earth rotates around the sun which is also rotating in a bigger orbit so in a sense we are rotating and also moving forward in a spiral path

Flying from Bangkok to London takes 13 hours. Because plane is flying into the jet stream wind. Flying from London to BKK is shorter hours as plane is pushed by the wind.

But when it takes off then turns 180° how is it doing 1,600 kph in the direction it originally went in?

So the simple answer is 'yes', the earth's rotation affects flight time because of the jet winds making eastbound flights shorter than westbound flights.

No it doesn't. A plane moves with the wind and the wind moves with the Earth. What speeds up the plane is the direction and speed of the wind. Tailwinds speed up a plane's speed over the ground. A headwind slows it down. It's the same physics as a boat driving through a river upstream, downstream, or crosstream however you sailors call it.

Is there any reason the earth spins in this direction and has it always? Thanks...

But the “jet streams’ direction” you refer to depends on the Coriolis Effect which is a function of the rotation of the earth are they not? Therefore the rotation does have an impact!

How come a flight to a destination and return flight has different durations?

what about out of air buble.High in orbit? Lets say 350 KM above Earth?Is it going fast while satelite stay in place?

A bullet and artillery shells are effected.

I but I do think if two planes take off at the same point at the same time traveling at the same speed, one heading west while the other heading east to a destination of equal distance, the plan heading west will arrive earlier that the one heading west. This is because the east destination is moving towards the plane while the west destination is moving away. Right?

Of Course it does

Realistically? No. Could it be measured? Yes. It is is statistically insignificant number that winds alone will erase whatever effect the rotational effect might be.

I agree with AI, from ChatGPT: In theory if I could jump and stay in the air for 10 hours, due to earth rotation, will I land in the same spot after 10 hours? No, if you were able to stay in the air for 10 hours, you would not land in the same spot due to the rotation of the Earth. This is because while you were in the air, the Earth would continue to rotate underneath you, so when you landed, you would not be in the same place where you jumped. The Earth rotates at a speed of approximately 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 kilometers per hour) at the equator. Therefore, after 10 hours, the Earth would have rotated by 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers) at the equator. If you were able to jump high enough to stay in the air for 10 hours, you would still be moving with the rotation of the Earth, so you would land in a different spot than where you started.

The airplane normal cruising speed is around 880kmh. The speed the Earth rotates is 1600kmh at the equator. what does this mean? Viewed from the space, the plane that fly to the West will actually look still moving to the East instead of the West from a point of view in Space.

i just have a question i wanna flight to london and my flight is 3 hours long and the hour that the flight will begin is 10:10 am. so what time i just land in london? is that the same time or 3 hours later or 5 mins later?

Gud

This was very helpful.

If I hover above the earth at 10 meters the earth won’t move breath me (separately). If I’m in low earth orbit it does……… So………. What height is where it all starts to change? Earth is level

I think possible to catch up with daylight always if fly fast enough to the west

"inside" of what? what external "force" keeps a moving object from being affected by external resistance forces.

Similar situation should happen to ships and submarines or.......? 🤔😇🤷‍♂️

What is nifty to know is a plane traveling from Toronto to Italy will go north then south again vs a straight line.

At exactly what height does the atmosphere stop rotating with the Earth???

The equator doesn't go through central america. It goes through Ecuador in South America and the Congo in Africa.

So you are saying, a wall of atmosphere traveling at 1600kmph has ZERO effect on a plane fighting that atmosphere going east...my dear sherlock, you explained nothing, earth is flat.

If the atmosphere rotates along with the Earth how can a balloon move with respect to ground? The other flaw of the argument is that a plane moves with respect to the atmosphere not the ground. And there's a third problem with it: an airplane has an internal engine that makes everything different so as to "jump and wait". I am still not convinced yet...

I had this doubt since my childhood

What about north to south or vice-versa?

Newton invented “gravity” in 1666

Earth is still and motionless Einstein proved this not once but twice

Gravity is a main cause of these phanomena to keep airplane speed constant in any direction when there is no wind

Gravity has an influence on the weight of the airplane. Therefore the "rotation" around the earth reduces weight going east, with the earth rotation, and increase weight going west, against earth rotation. Centrifugal force is this factor. Weight, influences fuel consumption but not flight time. At the equator the earth rotation is 1666,6 kmh (40.000/24) IF a plane's speed is 1666,6 kmh this dubbels the force east or "nulls" this force going west. v^2/r= (462m/s)^2/6300000m=0,034 Newton Therefore simplified, weight is increased by this N amount going west and decreased by this N amount going east. Difference is thus 0,068 N 1 G is 9,8 N = thus 0,068 N is aprox 0,7% of the weight. If this aircraft weights 100.000 kg its a difference of 700 kg at a speed of 1666,6 kmh at the equator. Since a regular plane's speed is 850 kmh and not 1666 kmh this effect is much smaller but for the Condorde this effect was greater. Concorde at Mach 2 the effect was aprox. 2 % thus 2000 kg in weight and therefore important in fuel consumption. For a regular plane it's aprox. 0,01% and therefore not relevant messurable in full consumption.

Sir please explain why earth's rotation is faster in equator than the rotation in south and north poles?

If the earth suddenly stopped spinning from 800 mph everything on its surface would be hurtled off its surface at 800 mph. Oceans, planes, cars, people, etc unless you were strapped done to the ground

And even what if some rocket reaches at the altitude of 130,000Ft out of the gravitational force and halt its movement at same point then?