A drag chute is used to decelerate an airplane after touchdown. The chute has a diameter of

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A drag chute is used to decelerate an airplane after touchdown. The chute has a diameter of 12ft and is deployed when the aircraft is moving at 200 ft/s. The mass of the aircraft is 20,000 lbm, and the density of the air is 0.075 lbm/ft3. Find the initial deceleration of the aircraft due to the chute.

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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