Lawn dart effect

Proper noun

Definitions

1.Proper nounAn 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.

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