During Launch does 3 g's mean an acceleration of 19.6m/s^2 or 29.4m/s^2?

Subject: During Launch does 3 g's mean an acceleration of 19.6m/s^2 or 29.4m/s^2?

Date: Tue May 1 09:15:45 2001
Posted by Ed
Grade level: grad (science) School: College
City: Lilburn State/Province: GA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 988722945.Ph

Message:


In effect do you count the initial static weight as 1 g and then add 2 g's.  Or 
does 3 g's mean and increase in weight by a factor of 3 g's.  They say the 
shuttle generates 3g's.  What is the acceleration that generates this force?

Re: During Launch does 3 g's mean an acceleration of 19.6m/s^2 or 29.4m/s^2?

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