Electromagnetic induction in flying aircraft · CAP 2005 #19
Physics · electromagnetism
Problem
An aircraft bound for Vancouver and coming from Montre´al is flying due west. Its body and wings are covered in aluminium. At some point on its flight path, the Earth's magnetic field points north and downward. The point on the plane's exterior which is then at the highest potential is
(a) the nose (front); (b) the tail (back);
(c) the tip of the right wing; (d) the tip of the left wing.