The plane is at an altitude of 5000 meters. An engine malfunction has been detected. The plane began to fall
August 31, 2020 | Education
| The plane is at an altitude of 5000 meters. An engine malfunction has been detected. The plane began to fall. The on-board computer diagnoses the malfunction and informs the pilot about the necessary actions. To solve this problem, he needs to perform 10 computational operations. Computer speed – 1 million op./s Will the pilot have time to save the plane if the minimum altitude at which the plane can be brought out of the dive is 2000 meters?
Aircraft fall time Vcav = √2h / g = √2 * 5000/10 = 10√10 = 30 m / s Time to solve the problem is 10 ^ 8 * 10 ^ 6 = 100 s. This means that during this time the plane will fall by 30 * 100 = 3000 m. This means that the plane can be saved.
