Question

An aircraft flying at a steady velocity of 70 m/s eastwards at a height of 800 m drops a package of supplies.

Answer 1

The motion of the package can be described as the motion of a projectile,

given that it has an horizontal velocity and it is acted on by gravity.

• a) $\vec{v}$ = 70·i

• b) The package will reach ground in approximately 12.77 seconds.

• c) The speed of the package as it lands is approximately 145.51 m/s.

• d) The path of the package based on a stationary frame of reference is parabolic

• e) The path of the package as seen from the plane is directly vertical downwards

Reasons:

Velocity of the aircraft = 70 m/s

Direction of flight of the aircraft = Eastward

Height from which the aircraft drops the package, h = 800 m

a) The initial velocity of the package, $\vec{v}$ = 70·i

b) The time it will take the package to reach the ground, t, is given by the formula;

$\displaystyle h = \mathbf{\frac{1}{2} \cdot g \cdot t^2}$

Where;

g = The acceleration due to gravity ≈ 9.81 m/s²

Therefore;

$\displaystyle t = \mathbf{\sqrt{ \frac{2 \cdot h}{g} }}$

Which gives;

$\displaystyle t = \sqrt{ \frac{2 \times 800}{9.81} } \approx \mathbf{12.77}$

The time it will take the package to reach the ground, t ≈ 12.77 seconds

c) The vertical velocity just before the package reaches the ground, $v_y$, is given as follows;

$v_y^2$ = 2·g·h

Therefore;

$v_y$ = √(2·g·h)

Which gives;

$v_y$ = √(2 × 9.81 × 800) ≈ 125.28

$v_y$ ≈ 125.28 m/s

Which gives; $\vec{v}$ = 70·i - 125.28·j

Therefore, |v| = √(70² + (-125.28)²) ≈ 143.51

The speed of the package as it lands, |v| ≈ 143.51 m/s

d) The motion of the package that includes both horizontal and vertical motion is a projectile motion.

Therefore;

The path of the package is the path of a projectile, which is a parabolic shape.

e) As seen by someone on the aeroplane, the horizontal velocity will be

zero, therefore, the package will appear as accelerating directly vertical

downwards.

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