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Posted by Alex on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 8:09am.

When an airplane is in level flight, its weight is balanced by a verticallift, which is a force exerted by the air. How large is the lift on an airplane in such flight if the mass ofthe airplane is 1.20 x 10 cubed kg.?

physics - Steve, Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 11:42am
its weight is just
F = ma
= 1.2x10^3 * 9.8 = 1.176x10^4

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