The maximum acceleration a pilot can stand without blacking out is about 7.0 g. In an endurance test for a jet plane's pilot, what is the maximum speed she can tolerate if she is spun in a horizontal circle of diameter 85 m?

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Answer:

[tex]v=54.00m/s[/tex]

Explanation:

7.0g is [tex]7\times[/tex] the acceleration due to gravity.

Given that [tex]g=7\times9.8m/s^2[/tex], acceleration can be calculated as:

[tex]a=7\times9.8m/s^2\\a=68.6m/s^2[/tex]

Since circular motion is involved and our radius of curvature is given as,[tex]r=\frac{85}{2}m[/tex], centripetal acceleration is given by the formula:[tex]a=v^2/r[/tex].

Make [tex]v^2[/tex] subject of the formula to find [tex]v[/tex]:

[tex]a=v^2/r\\v^2=ar=68.6\times(85/2)\\v^2=2915.5\\v=\sqrt{2915.5}\\v=54.00m/s[/tex]

The maximum speed of the pilot is [tex]54m/s[/tex]