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AS 309 – SPRING 2024

HOMEWORK #1 – Physics Review

YOUR NAME: _________________________

DUE: Monday, January 22nd @11:59 pm

For Homework #1, you will answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 11 in Chapter 1 (page 12) of the Dole
Textbook (Flight Theory and Aerodynamics, 3rd Edition). These questions are also listed below.

Link to Dole Textbook Online:

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/erau/reader.action?docID=4737335

General Instructions:

• Write your name.


• Write (handwritten or typed) your answers CLEARLY
• Since most questions involve calculations, make sure you include 1) the appropriate EQUATION, 2) show
the NUMBERS as you plug them into the equation, and then, 3) provide your FINAL ANSWER WITH THE
CORRECT UNITS. Don't just show your final answer or forget the units.
• Submit the homework no later than the deadline. If you need more time, PLEASE email me explaining why
you need extra time.
• Upload an electronic copy of your completed homework as a Word, PDF, or JPEG (screenshot) file on Canvas.
You can submit multiple files if needed.

Symbols:
Equations:

Questions:

1. An airplane weighs 16,000 lb. The local gravitational acceleration g is 32 fps2. What is the mass of the
airplane?

2. The airplane in Problem 1 accelerates down the takeoff runway with a net force of 6000 lb. Find the
acceleration of the airplane.
3. An airplane is towing a glider to altitude. The tow rope is 20∘ below the horizontal and has a tension force of
300 lb exerted on it by the airplane. Find the horizontal drag of the glider and the amount of lift that the rope
is providing to the glider. Sin 20∘ = 0.342; cos 20∘ = 0.940

4. A jet airplane is climbing at a constant airspeed in no-wind conditions. The plane is directly over a point on
the ground that is 4 statute miles from the takeoff point and the altimeter reads 15,840 ft. Find the tangent
of the plane’s climb angle and the distance that it has flown through the air.

5. Find the distance s and the force F on the seesaw fulcrum shown in the figure. Assume that the system is in
equilibrium.
6. The airplane in Problem 2 starts from a brakes-locked position on the runway. The airplane takes off at an
airspeed of 200 fps. Find the time for the aircraft to reach takeoff speed.

7. Under no-wind conditions, what takeoff roll is required for the aircraft in Problem 6?

8. Upon reaching a velocity of 100 fps, the pilot of the airplane in Problem 6 decides to abort the takeoff and
applies brakes and stops the airplane in 1000 ft. Find the airplane’s deceleration.
10. An airplane weighs 16,000 lb and is flying at 5000 ft altitude and at an airspeed of 200 fps. Find (a) the
potential energy, (b) the kinetic energy, and (c) the total energy. Note that g (acceleration due to gravity) =
32 fps2. Assuming no extra drag on the airplane, if the pilot dove until the airspeed was 400 fps, what would
the altitude be?

11. An aircraft’s turbojet engine produces 10,000 lb of thrust at 162.5 knots true airspeed. What is the equivalent
power that it is producing (HP)?

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