Asked by jay

a plane is flying in a horizontal circle at 99.5 m/s. The 92.6 kg pilot does not want his radial acceleration to exceed 9.25g. What is the minimum radius of the circular path. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s^2.
Answered by bobpursley
radial acceleration=v^2/r
r>v^2/a=92.6^2/(9.25*9.8)=94.59m
Answered by Scott
v^2 / r ≤ 9.25g

r ≥ v^2 / 9.25g