Question: ( 2 0 pts ) An F - 1 8 Hornet landing on an aircraft carrier at 1 5 0 mph and weighing 5 4

(20 pts) An F-18 Hornet landing on an aircraft carrier at 150 mph and
weighing 54,000lbs catches the arresting cable causing a axial tension load
(P) of 133,000lbs on the aircraft tail hook. Use the sketch below to
determine the following for the hollow aircraft tail hook:
A. Maximum stress.
B. Change in tail hook length. Use a modulus of elasticity of 29.4106.
C. Tail hook, safety factor. Use a yield strength of 220 ksi .
D. If Poisson's ratio is 0.279 what is the tail hook lateral strain.
( 2 0 pts ) An F - 1 8 Hornet landing on an

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