Question: ( 4 5 points ) Consider the jet engine inside an F - 1 6 Fighter Jet ( shown below ) . The plane is

(45 points) Consider the jet engine inside an F-16 Fighter Jet (shown below). The plane is flying at steady-state conditions (constant speed). Air travels into the inlet at a speed of 160ms. The air density at the inlet is 0.66kgm3, and the area of the inlet is 1.96m2. Inside of the engine, jet fuel is added to the combustion chamber at a rate of 1.6kgs, at negligible speed. The exhaust has a density of 0.47kgm3, and the area of the exhaust is 1.74m2. The pressure at the inlet and the exhaust is atmospheric pressure.
(5 points) Can you use Bernoulli's equation on a streamline connecting the inlet and the exhaust? If no, justify your answer.
(10 points) What is the exhaust velocity (in ms)?
(20 points) What is the thrust force? (The thrust force is the force that the air going through the engine exerts on the airplane.) Indicate a magnitude and direction (either to the left or to the right).
(10 points) What is the moment (about point A) created by the engine? (Point A is in-line with the inlet, and 0.72 m below the exhaust.) Indicate a magnitude and direction (either clockwise or counterclockwise.)
( 4 5 points ) Consider the jet engine inside an

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