• A model airplane is being flown on a guideline that can sustain at most 180 N of tension. The mass of the plane is 0.75 kg, and its speed is 36.1 m/s. Assuming that the guideline is parallel to the ground, what is the radius of the smallest horizontal circle in which the plane can be flown?

  
  

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The centripetal force required to keep the plane moving in a circle ... View the full answer