If I fire a rocket 1 mile directly up, about how far does it go to the west?
All I knows is If I jump, I go streight up,.
Ive worked out though, that to go streight up my rotation speed must be increasing.
I understand taking the curve of the earth in to consideration, but are you saying that my rotation speed does not increase?
The earth is 12000 miles wide, so on earth my rotation speed is 12000 * PI.
If I fly up 12000 miles them Im guessing that my rotation speed is 36000 * PI.
Is this true? Or is my rotation speed still 12000 * PI?