An Aircraft Performs a Maneuver Called an "Aileron Roll

question 41

Multiple Choice

An aircraft performs a maneuver called an "aileron roll." During this maneuver, the plane turns like a screw as it maintains a straight flight path, which sets the wings in circular motion. If it takes it 35 s to complete the circle and the wingspan of the plane is 11 m, what is the acceleration of the wing tip?

• A) 0.18 m/s²
• B) 0.99 m/s²
• C) 5.6 m/s²
• D) 1.0 m/s²

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