an aircraft executes a horizontal loop of radius 1 km with a steady speed of 900km/h,compare the
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| 26th Jul, 2009,
01:03: AM
Expert Answer:
Here, r = 1 km = 1000 m
v = 900 km/hr = 250 m/s
Now the centripetal acceleration ,
ac = v2 / r = (250)2 / 1000 = 62.5 m/s2
The centrip[etal acceleration relative to acceleration due to gravity
ac / g = 62.5 / 9.8 = 6.38
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| 26th Jul, 2009,
12:32: PM
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