Normal Acceleration

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normal acceleration [′nȯr·məl ak‚sel·ə′rā·shən]

(mechanics)

The component of the linear acceleration of an aircraft or missile along its normal, orZ, axis.

The usual or typical acceleration.

Normal Acceleration

the component of acceleration for a point in curvilinear motion that is directed along the principal normal to the trajectory toward the center of curvature; normal acceleration is also called centripetal acceleration. It is numerically equal to v²/ρ, where v is the velocity of the point and ρ is the radius of curvature of the trajectory. For circular motion the normal acceleration can be calculated from the formula rω², where r is the radius of the circle and ω is the angular velocity of rotation of the radius. For rectilinear motion the normal acceleration is zero.

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