A Cessna 350 must reach a speed of 35 m/s for takeoff. If the plane accelerates at a steady 3.8 m/s2, how long must the runway be?

2 answers

the time to accelerate to takeoff speed is __ 35 / 3.8

the average speed during acceleration is __ (0 + 35) / 2

the distance (length of runway) is speed times time
26.7