Aircraft Landing Deceleration · PhysicsBowl 2023 #7

Physics · mechanics

Problem

A Boeing 737 jet is landing with a speed of 69 m/s. The jet touches down and has 750 m of runway in which to reduce its speed to 6.1 m/s. What is the average acceleration, assumed to be uniform, of the plane during landing? a. −0.32ms2-0.32 \frac{m}{s^2} b. −3.2ms2-3.2 \frac{m}{s^2} c. −6.3ms2-6.3 \frac{m}{s^2} d. −32ms2-32 \frac{m}{s^2} e. −63ms2-63 \frac{m}{s^2}

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