A 22,500-kg Navy fighter jet flying 235 km/h must catch an arresting cable to land safely on

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A 22,500-kg Navy fighter jet flying 235 km/h must catch an arresting cable to land safely on the runway strip of an aircraft carrier.

(a) How much energy must the cable absorb to stop the fighter jet?

(b) If the cable allows the jet to move 115 m before coming to rest, what is the average force that the cable exerts on the jet?

(c) If the jet were given more than 115 m to stop, how would the force applied by the cable change?


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Applied Physics

ISBN: 978-0132109277

10th Edition

Authors: Dale ewen, Neill schurter, P. erik gundersen

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