An airplane tows a banner that is b = 0.9 m tall and l = 22.2 m long at a speed of 169 km/hr. (a) If the drag coefficient based on the area bl is CD = 0.06 estimate the power required to tow the banner. (b) Estimate the power required if the airplane was instead able to tow a rigid flat plate of the same size. (a) (b) i 76.2 6.35 kW kW

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An airplane tows a banner that is b = 0.9 m tall and l = 22.2 m long at a speed of 169 km/hr.
(a) If the drag coefficient based on the area bl is Cp = 0.06 estimate the power required to tow the banner.
(b) Estimate the power required if the airplane was instead able to tow a rigid flat plate of the same size.
(a)
Your answer is partially correct.
(b)
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Transcribed Image Text:An airplane tows a banner that is b = 0.9 m tall and l = 22.2 m long at a speed of 169 km/hr. (a) If the drag coefficient based on the area bl is Cp = 0.06 estimate the power required to tow the banner. (b) Estimate the power required if the airplane was instead able to tow a rigid flat plate of the same size. (a) Your answer is partially correct. (b) i 76.2 6.35 kW kW
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Givenb=0.9ml=22.2mV=169 km/hr=169×518=46.944 m/sCD=0.06

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