Pulling Out of a Dive, the Pilot of an Airplane

question 27

Multiple Choice

Pulling out of a dive, the pilot of an airplane guides his plane into a vertical circle. At the bottom of the dive, the speed of the airplane is 320 m/s. What is the smallest radius allowable for the vertical
Circle if the pilot's apparent weight is not to exceed 7.0 times his true weight?

• A) 2200 m
• B) 1700 m
• C) 42 m
• D) 230 m
• E) 1500 m

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