Newton's Laws of Motion
 

Newton's Laws of Motion problem 24


On an aircraft carrier, a special device called a catapult accelerates a military aircraft to take-off speed. On a 90 m long runway, the aircraft reaches a takeoff speed of 100 m/s. With what force does the catapult act on the aircraft? The mass of the aircraft is 45 t.


 

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