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A pilot performing a horizontal turn will lose
Chapter 10, Problem 83GP(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 83GP
A pilot performing a horizontal turn will lose consciousness if she experiences a centripetal acceleration greater than 7.00 times the acceleration of gravity. What is the minimum radius turn she can make without losing consciousness if her plane is flying with a constant speed of 245 m/s?
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QUESTION:
Problem 83GP
A pilot performing a horizontal turn will lose consciousness if she experiences a centripetal acceleration greater than 7.00 times the acceleration of gravity. What is the minimum radius turn she can make without losing consciousness if her plane is flying with a constant speed of 245 m/s?
ANSWER:
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Centripetal acceleration is given by,