One of the limiting factors in high-performance aircraft is the acceleration to which the pilot can be subjected without blacking out; it’s measured in “gees,” or multiples of the gravitational acceleration. The F-22 Raptor fighter can achieve Mach 1.8 (1.8 times the speed of sound, which is about 340 m/s). Suppose a pilot dives in a circle and pulls up. If the pilot can’t exceed 6g, what’s the tightest circle (smallest radius) in which the plane can turn?
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