In aviation, the lawn dart effect is a vestibular illusion that can occur when a fighter aircraft pilot accelerates horizontally at more than one standard gravity. The extreme stimulation this places on the vestibular system creates the false perception that the aircraft is climbing, which can prompt the pilot to lower the aircraft's pitch attitude, or push the nose down, in response to a climb that is not actually happening.
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occurs when fighter aircraft pilots accelerate horizontally at more than 1 standard gravity
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In aviation, the lawn dart effect occurs when fighter aircraft pilots accelerate horizontally at more than 1 standard gravity.
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