A jet pilot takes his aircraft in a vertical loop
(a) If the jet is moving at a speed of 1900 km/h at the lowest point of the loop, determine the minimum radius of the circle so that the centripetal acceleration at the lowest point does not exceed 6.0 g's.
____m
(b) Calculate also the 72 kg pilot's effective weight (the force with which the seat pushes up on him) at the bottom of the circle.
____N
(c) Calculate the pilot's effective weight at the top of the circle. (Assume the same speed.)
____N
Physics help please a.s.a.p?
a) a = v^2/r
6 x 9.8 = (1900/3.6)^2 / r
r = 4737m
b) Fe = mg + mv^2/r
Fe = 72 x 9.8 + 72 x 6 x 9.8
Fe = 4939N (effectively 7g's)
c) Fe = mv^2/r - mg (effectively 5g's)
Fe = 72 x 5 x 9.8 = 3528N
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