What force is needed to prevent a plane from crashing?

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Homework Statement


A plane is in a freefall heading downwards and is about to crash
how much force does it require for a person to hold the plane from the nose of the plane and level it down so it does not crash.

Masses
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Humen 50kg
plane 20,000kg
vi: 1200 km/hr

question i want to know is how much for does it take for a person that weighs that much to stop a falling plane.

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The Attempt at a Solution



i tried to do M x G but apparently it is not correct.

any help would be appreciated thanks.
 
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The plane is moving... You'll need to decelerate it from 1200kmh to 0.
 
kudoushinichi88 said:
The plane is moving... You'll need to decelerate it from 1200kmh to 0.

the plane is falling why do i have to decelerate it?
 
Well, if you don't decelerate it before it reaches the ground, it'll crash onto the ground at 1200 kmh.
 

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