Pulling Out of a Dive,the Pilot of an Airplane Guides

question 89

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 (the force that the pilot exerts on the seat) is not to exceed 7.0 times his true weight?

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

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