Answer to Question #335822 in Mechanics | Relativity for Chenay

Question

A plane weighing 233 kN lands on a aircraft carrier. The plane is moving horizontally at 69.6 m/s when its tailhook grabs hold of the arresting cabels. The cabels bring the plane to a stop in a distance of 84.0m. a) How much work is done on the plane by the arresting cabels in MJ? b) What is the force(assumed constant) exerted on the plane by the cabels?

Answer 1

$P=Fv=16.2~MW,$

$A=Fs=19.6~MJ.$