College Physics: Explore And Apply, Volume 2 (2nd Edition)
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Author: Eugenia Etkina, Gorazd Planinsic, Alan Van Heuvelen, Gorzad Planinsic
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Chapter 5, Problem 7P
Aborted plane landing You are on an airplane that is landing. The plane in front of your plane blows a tire. The pilot of your plane is advised to abort the landing, so he pulls up, moving in a semicircular upward- bending path. The path has a radius of 500 m with a radial acceleration of
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