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Answer: When its 75-kW (100-hp) engine is generating full
Chapter 6, Problem 54E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 54E
When its 75-kW (100-hp) engine is generating full power, a small single-engine airplane with mass 700 kg gains altitude at a rate of 2.5 m/s (150 m/min, or 500 ft/min). What fraction of the engine power is being used to make the airplane climb? (The remainder is used to overcome the effects of air resistance and of inefficiencies in the propeller and engine.)
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QUESTION:
Problem 54E
When its 75-kW (100-hp) engine is generating full power, a small single-engine airplane with mass 700 kg gains altitude at a rate of 2.5 m/s (150 m/min, or 500 ft/min). What fraction of the engine power is being used to make the airplane climb? (The remainder is used to overcome the effects of air resistance and of inefficiencies in the propeller and engine.)
ANSWER:
Solution 54E
Step 1 of 3:
In the given problem, we need to Calculate the power used to make the plane climb against gravity.
Given data,
Speed, v=2.5 m/s
Mass, m=700 kg
Power of engine, P=75 kW
As the gravity is acting vertically downward, we need to consider the vertical motion.