An Airplane Is Traveling at 150 M/s in Level Flight

question 8

Multiple Choice

An airplane is traveling at 150 m/s in level flight. In order to make a change in direction, the airplane travels in a horizontal curved path. To fly in the curved path, the pilot banks the airplane at an angle such that the lift has a horizontal component that provides the horizontal radial acceleration to move in a horizontal circular path. If the airplane is banked at an angle of 12.0 degrees, then the radius of curvature of the curved path of the airplane is

• A) 10.8 km.
• B) 8.74 km.
• C) 8.00 km.
• D) 7.33 km.
• E) 6.90 km.

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