An aerobatic pilot guides his plane into a vertical circle with a radius of 500 m. At the top of the loop, the speed of the airplane is 90.0m/s. What is the apparent weight of the 72.0-kg pilot at that point? (Is an inside loop, so at the top of the loop the pilot is upside down).

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An aerobatic pilot guides his plane into a vertical circle with a radius of 500 m. At the top of the loop, the speed of the airplane is 90.0m/s. What is the apparent weight of the 72.0-kg pilot at that point? (Is an inside loop, so at the top of the loop the pilot is upside down).

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