When an airplane is traveling, it moves at the same speed as the earth does due to inertia, but since, the plane is not directly touching the globe, how does is the speed of the earth is associated with the plane so that they move at the same speed? (not taking into account some fenomena or the force the motors generate
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The atmosphere rotates at pretty much the same speed as the Earth. The plane is pushed by the atmosphere so that its speed and the Earth's remain associated.
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