How's microgravity copied on earth? - Transcript
[On screen: Duff Gowanlock, Research test flight engineer]
You can experience microgravity on Earth in a variety of different ways… you can take a balloon out to the outer edge of the atmosphere and experience it there; although it's a little hard to breathe.
Here at the National Research Council we use the Falcon 20 aircraft to fly a parabolic arch.
As you fly a parabola, over the top you get a sensation of micro-gravity within the cabin of the aircraft.
Because we've modified the aircraft, the Falcon 20, we can do repeated parabolic arches in 1 flight.
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