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5 June, 02:54

A jet fighter is coming in to land on an aircrft carrier, flying at a speed f 24 m/s. It comes to rest on the deck of the carrier in just 1.6 s. What was the acceleration the pilot felt during landing.

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  1. 5 June, 05:34
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    Inital velocity of the jet (v) = 24 m/s

    final velocity (u) = 0

    time taken (t) = 1.6 s

    acceleration (a) = (final velocity - inital velocity) / time

    = (0 - 24) / 1.6

    = - 24 / 1.6

    = - 15

    so,

    the acceleration was - 15 m/s^2
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