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Chapter 7 Problem 55

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Kanellos Kanellopoulos flew \(119 \mathrm{~km}\) from Crete to Santorini, Greece, on \(\text { April 23, } 1988\), in the Daedalus \(88\), an aircraft powered by a bicycle-type drive mechanism (see Figure \(7.43\)). His useful power output for the \(\text { 234-min }\) trip was about \(350 W\). Using the efficiency for cycling from Table \(7.2\), calculate the food energy in kilojoules he metabolized during the flight

Figure \(7.43\) The Daedalus \(88\) in flight. (credit: NASA photo by Beasley)

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Title College Physics  1 
Author Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
ISBN 9781938168000

Kanellos Kanellopoulos flew 119 km from Crete to

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