The discussion focuses on calculating the average force exerted by a weather balloon on an airplane during a collision. The airplane, traveling at 225 m/s, strikes a weather balloon with a mass of 1.82 kg, which is initially at rest. The collision duration is 4.44 x 10-3 seconds. Participants confirm that this scenario involves a change in momentum calculation to determine the average force, with potential answers ranging from 415 N to 5.07 x 106 N.
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maylilla said:Homework Statement
An Airplane is traveling at 225 m/s when it strikes a weather balloon (m=1.82 kg) which can be considered to..?
be at the rest relative to the ground below. After the collision, the balloon is caught on the fuselage and is traveling with the airplane. The collision takes place over a time interval of 4.44 x 10-3 N. What is the average force that the balloon exerts on the airplane?