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flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

my person question thread is back in business.

Here it is.

I'm trying to figure out what the Force is of a 910,000 pound aircraft flying at 570 mph.

I know that Force= Mass x Acceleration

I know that my Acceleration is going to be constant, because the velocity isn't increasing. So A = 0? Then I've got no force from a Aircraft flying at 570 mph. That makes no sense--where am I going wrong?!

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder
rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

oh, pshaaaw... easy... it equals pi.... cherry pi.

iwz iwz

that's right. the Net Force = 0.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

that's like saying the planes that hit the world towers exerted 0 force.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

okay, wait, maybe the acceleration is negative...from 570 mph down to 0. Hmm, okay, I gotta figure that out...

iwz iwz

do some reading on net force, and applied force. and, yes, when the plane hits something, you have to assume that there will be an acceleration in the opposite direction from velocity to 0.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

yeah, I gots it. I'll assume that it all happens in a second. That gives me an acceleration in the opposite direction of....

570 mph = 821.333 ft/s
821.333 (=difference in speed)/1 second = 821.333 acceleration in opposite direction...
Weight of Jet = Mass x Acceleration(gravity)
Mass of Jet = 28260.87
Mass x Acceleration(1) = Force

A spiderweb made as thick as a fishing net rope could hold back:

DRUM ROLL

23,211,584.78 Pounds of Force

HOLY CRAP! JEHOVAH IS SO AMAZING!

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

anyone want to check me on this?

deanh77 deanh77Founder

I'm not gonna do the math, but thats probably about right. you got the concepts right (after firguring out that when you go from really fast to 0, you are accelerating negatively (decelerating)) and thats half the battle. there's some other stuff involved, such as transfer of momentum.

deanh77 deanh77Founder

ok, I did the math and got pretty close to what you got.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

this is equivalent to roughly 1,500 large elephants!

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

Good book study, eh?

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

You know it.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

I'm highly enjoying this book.

yay yayOG 2004

Yup one of my favorite's right next to the creator book

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

this is nice, guys. I love this book so much. I had the privilege to conduct from last november until last month (straight). Couldn't have been with a better book. (Imagine I had gotten the Worship God book with 1 billion scriptures per chapter?)

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