At a certain instant after jumping from the airplane A, a skydiver B is in the position

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At a certain instant after jumping from the airplane A, a skydiver B is in the position shown and has reached a terminal (constant) speed vB = 50 m/s. The airplane has the same constant speed vA = 50 m/s, and after a period of level flight is just beginning to follow the circular path shown of radius ρA = 2000 m. (a) Determine the velocity and acceleration of the airplane relative to the skydiver. (b) Determine the time rate of change of the speed vr of the airplane and the radius of curvature r of its path, both as observed by the nonrotating skydiver.

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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