Question

Human centrifuges are used to train military pilots and astronauts in preparation for high-g maneuvers. A trained, fit person wearing a g-suit can withstand accelerations up to about 9g (88.2 m/s2) without losing consciousness.

(a) If a human centrifuge has a radius of 3.82 m, what angular speed (in rad/s) results in a centripetal acceleration of 9g?

_______rad/s

(b) What linear speed (in m/s) would a person in the centrifuge have at this acceleration?

________m/s

Answer 1

a) ac 4.80 rad/s 88.2m/s2 3.82m ac 582m)(.80ag) b) *4. 18. 35 /s