Question

An airplane is flying horizontally with a constant momentum during a time interval ?t. (a) Is there a net impulse acting on the plane during this time? Use the impulse-momentum theorem to guide your thinking. (b) In the horizontal direction, both the thrust generated by the engines and air resistance act on the plane. Considering your answer to part (a), how is the impulse of the thrust related in magnitude and direction to the impulse of the force due to the air resistance?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Airplane is flying with horizontally with a constant momentum during time interval
`\Delta t`

Impulse is given by change in momentum, so there is no net impulse on the Plane because momentum is constant

(b) As there is no change in momentum therefore impulse of thrust and air drag is balanced i.e. both are equal in magnitude but act in opposite direction