Answer to Question #281212 in Mechanics | Relativity for BxJ

Question

A bomb is dropped from a plane which is flying with a constant horizontal velocity. Locate the bomb after 1 second in relation to the plane.

Answer 1

It’s directly below the plane. Assuming that no speed has been lost by air drag, it will continue at the same forward speed as the plane, but dropping lower with time.

vertical coordinate:

$y=gt^2/2=4.9$ m below the aircraft