A glider is an aircraft with no engine. To be launched, a glider is uniformly accelerated...

 

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A glider is an aircraft with no engine. To be launched, a glider is uniformly accelerated from rest by a cable pulled by a motor that exerts a horizontal force on the glider throughout the launch. (a) (b) (c) (d) to the motor cable Fo ground The glider reaches its launch speed of 27.0 ms¹ after accelerating for 11.0 s. Assume that the glider moves horizontally until it leaves the ground. Calculate the total distance travelled by the glider before it leaves the ground. direction of motion The glider and pilot have a total mass of 492 kg. During the acceleration the glider is subject to an average resistive force of 160 N. Determine the average tension in the cable as the glider accelerates. glider (aircraft) The cable is pulled by an electric motor. The motor has an overall efficiency of 23%. Determine the average power input to the motor. lift force After takeoff the cable is released and the unpowered glider moves horizontally at constant speed. The wings of the glider provide a lift force. The diagram shows the lift force acting on the glider and the direction of motion of the glider. vertical horizontal Draw the forces acting on the glider to complete the free-body diagram. The dotted lines show the horizontal and vertical directions. A glider is an aircraft with no engine. To be launched, a glider is uniformly accelerated from rest by a cable pulled by a motor that exerts a horizontal force on the glider throughout the launch. (a) (b) (c) (d) to the motor cable Fo ground The glider reaches its launch speed of 27.0 ms¹ after accelerating for 11.0 s. Assume that the glider moves horizontally until it leaves the ground. Calculate the total distance travelled by the glider before it leaves the ground. direction of motion The glider and pilot have a total mass of 492 kg. During the acceleration the glider is subject to an average resistive force of 160 N. Determine the average tension in the cable as the glider accelerates. glider (aircraft) The cable is pulled by an electric motor. The motor has an overall efficiency of 23%. Determine the average power input to the motor. lift force After takeoff the cable is released and the unpowered glider moves horizontally at constant speed. The wings of the glider provide a lift force. The diagram shows the lift force acting on the glider and the direction of motion of the glider. vertical horizontal Draw the forces acting on the glider to complete the free-body diagram. The dotted lines show the horizontal and vertical directions.

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