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Here’s everything you need to know! 🚀🚀
A parabolic flight is a type of airplane flight designed to simulate the experience of weightlessness. The plane follows a parabolic trajectory, which involves flying in a series of steep climbs and descents, similar to a roller coaster. During the ascent, the plane climbs at a steep angle, then it levels off and starts to descend rapidly. As it descends, the plane and everything inside enter a state of free fall, creating a brief period of weightlessness for the passengers and experiments on board. This weightless phase typically lasts about 20-30 seconds.
We conduct parabolic flights for several reasons:
- Astronaut Training: They provide astronauts with a way to practice moving and working in a microgravity environment before going to space.
- Scientific Research: Researchers use these flights to conduct experiments that require a zero-gravity environment, such as studying the behavior of fluids, biological samples, or materials in microgravity.
- Technology Testing: New space technologies and equipment are tested in conditions similar to those they will encounter in space.
- Education and Outreach: These flights also serve educational purposes, allowing students and educators to experience and learn about space science and the effects of microgravity.
Here’s a typical flight plan of a parabola:
A known aircraft for the 0G flights is the famous AirZeroG A310, based in Bordeaux, France. It’s owned by the European Space Agency ESA and DLR , the Deutschland Space Agency.
Happy flying Ladies and gentlemen’s 💪🏻🚀☄️