English Dictionary

lawn dart effect

固有名詞

(psychology) An 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.

日本語の意味

戦闘機パイロットに見られる現象で、1標準重力以上の水平加速度により前庭系が極端に刺激され、航空機が上昇しているという誤った知覚が生じる効果。

During the high-speed intercept, the pilot briefly experienced the lawn dart effect and mistakenly believed the jet was climbing when horizontal acceleration exceeded one standard gravity.

高速迎撃中に、パイロットは横方向の加速度が1Gを超えたことで前庭系が強く刺激され、機体が上昇していると誤認する現象を短時間経験した。

意味（1）

(psychology) An 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.