An airplane is flying in a horizontal circle at a speed of 92.1 m/s. The 55.6 kg pilot does not want his radial acceleration to exceed 8.45 g. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s². What is the minimum radius of the circular path?
Physics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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According to Newton second law ,
F= ma
Here , acceleration is centripetal (8.45)
So , a= v²/r
r= v²/a
r = ( 9.21)² / 8.45
r = 102.43 m (minimum radius of the circular path )