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Which effect occurs as an aircraft's relativistic mass increases near light speed?

A)Increased apparent gravitational field
B)Decreased control surface effectiveness
C)Reduction in induced drag
D)Enhanced static pressure readings

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The increasing relativistic mass causes a stronger gravitational effect, explained by the equivalence principle, because mass-energy equivalence dictates that increased energy appears as enhanced mass. Therefore apparent gravity increases rather than drag decreasing, because mass dominates at relativistic speeds under that equivalence.

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