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13 November, 15:08

A jet fighter flying at 300 m/s (just below the speed of sound) makes a turn of radius 1.85 km. (a) what is its centripetal acceleration in gs?

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  1. 13 November, 15:36
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    centripetal acceleration can be determined using the following equation;

    a = v² / r

    a = centripetal acceleration

    v = velocity

    r = radius

    substituting the values in the equation,

    a = (300 m/s) * (300m/s) / (1.85 * 1000) m

    = 48.64 ms-²
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