Find the minimum radius of the plane’s path. The acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s 2 .?
An airplane is flying in a horizontal circle at a
speed of 101 m/s. The 79.0 kg pilot does not
want the centripetal acceleration to exceed
6.58 times free-fall acceleration.Answer in units of m
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v² / r < 6.58 * g
(101m/s)² / r < 6.58 * 9.8m/s²
r > 158 m