Calculate how much gravitational potential energy is lost by an aircraft of mass 80,000 kg if it

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Calculate how much gravitational potential energy is lost by an aircraft of mass 80,000 kg if it descends from an altitude of 10,000 m to an altitude of 1,000 m. What happens to this energy if the pilot keeps the aircraft’s speed constant?

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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