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mikej_45
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Help I need to clear the runway!
Ok, so I read in a flight magazine that in order for a plane to be able to clear the runway during take-off, a plane will need to have 70 percent of its take-off speed by the time it reaches the half-way point on the runway...
I asked my physics teacher why this is, and he assigned in told our class that if we could find out the answer to this question that he would give us extra credit.
We are able to consult any source we want, so if anyone knows the answer to this question please help!
My best guess so far is that as the plane builds up speed the air resistance on the surface of the plane gets bigger, so it needs to have 70 percent of take off speed by the time it gets halfway... any help would be great
Ok, so I read in a flight magazine that in order for a plane to be able to clear the runway during take-off, a plane will need to have 70 percent of its take-off speed by the time it reaches the half-way point on the runway...
I asked my physics teacher why this is, and he assigned in told our class that if we could find out the answer to this question that he would give us extra credit.
We are able to consult any source we want, so if anyone knows the answer to this question please help!
My best guess so far is that as the plane builds up speed the air resistance on the surface of the plane gets bigger, so it needs to have 70 percent of take off speed by the time it gets halfway... any help would be great