Centripetal Force (Loop the Loop)

[Kajayacht]

Homework Statement

A pilot, whose mass is 78.0 kg, makes a loop-the-loop in a fast jet. Assume that the jet maintains a constant speed of 105 m/s and that the radius of the loop-the-loop is 0.562 km. What is the apparent weight that the pilot feels (i.e., the force with which the pilot presses against the seat) at the bottom of the loop-the-loop?

Homework Equations

F = m(V^2/R)

The Attempt at a Solution

F = 78 (105^2/562)
F = 1530.2 N

 

[Kajayacht]

nevermind
n = m(g + v^2/R)