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"Smitty Two" <prestwhich@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:prestwhich-E970DB.12125210092005@news.west.cox.net...
> I think I am already in that trap, but it wasn't my intention (or yours,
> I know) for this to be a trick question based on ambiguity in the
> phrasing.
>
> But, sure, I will address your concerns.
>
> 1. I didn't stipulate a vacuum. My engine and wing do not work very well
> without air. I said, to simplify calculations, ignore the effects of
> friction on the projectile. We are flying above the earth.
>
> 2. At an altitude at which acceleration due to gravity is 32 feet per
> second per second. Assume this remains constant throughout.
>
> 3. With the exception of the airplanes and the guns, this is a
> pre-Columbian question. The earth is flat. Or, if you prefer, we're
> flying tangentially to its curved surface.
>
> 4. The plane is flying level, as I believe I stated.
Kewl! That makes it easy!
I do not know.
Rich S.
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Re: shooting yourself down - more physics?
