An airplane flies in a loop (a circular path in a vertical plane) of radius 170 m. The pilot's head always pomts toward the center of the loop. The speed of the airplane is not constant; the airplane goes slowest at the top of the loop and fastest at the bottom. At the top of the loop, the pilot feels weightless. What is the speed of the airplane at this point?
An airplane flies in a loop (a circular path in a vertical plane) of radius 170 m. The pilot's head always pomts toward the center of the loop. The speed of the airplane is not constant; the airplane goes slowest at the top of the loop and fastest at the bottom. At the top of the loop, the pilot feels weightless. What is the speed of the airplane at this point?
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Ignoring the question in the last sentence, at the bottom of the loop the airplane speed is 230 km/h. If the pilots true weight is 580 N what Is the apparent weight of the pilot at the bottom of the loop

Transcribed Image Text:An airplane flies in a loop (a circular path in a vertical plane) of radius 170 m. The pilot's head always points
toward the center of the loop. The speed of the airplane is not constant; the airplane goes slowest at the top of
the loop and fastest at the bottom. At the top of the loop, the pilot feels weightless. What is the speed of the
airplane at this point?
(A) 30.6 m/s
(B) 40.8 m/s
R
(C) 340 /ms
(D) 1310 m/s
(E) 1670 m/s
Stunt plane going through a vertical loop of radius
R= 170 m.
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