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Why does a plane look and feel like it’s moving more slowly than it actually is?

  • Written by Sara Nelson, Director of the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium, Iowa State University
Why does a plane look and feel like it’s moving more slowly than it actually is?Without a point of reference, it can be hard to tell just how fast an airplane is traveling.Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images News via Getty ImagesWhy does a plane look and feel like it’s moving more slowly than it actually is?

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