Question

Upon reaching a velocity of 100fps, the pilot of the airplane decides to abort the take off and applies brakes and stops the airplane in 1000ft. What is the airplane’s deceleration?

Answer 1

Answer:

5 ft/s²

Explanation:

u = Initial velocity = 100 ft/s

v = Final velocity = 0

s = Displacement = 1000 ft

a = Acceleration

From equation of motion

$v^2-u^2=2as\\\Rightarrow a=\dfrac{v^2-u^2}{2s}\\\Rightarrow a=\dfrac{0^2-100^2}{2\times 1000}\\\Rightarrow a=-5\ ft/s^2$

$1\ ft/s^2=0.3048\ m/s^2\\\Rightarrow 5\ ft/s^2=5\times 0.3048\ m/s^2=1.524\ m/s^2$

The airplane's deceleration is 5 ft/s² or 1.524 m/s²