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The fairing which covers the spacecraft package in the nose of the booster rocket is jet...

The fairing which covers the spacecraft package in the nose of the booster rocket is jettisoned when the rocket is in space where gravitational attraction is negligible. A mechanical actuator moves the two halves slowly from the closed position I to position II at which point the fairings are released to rotate freely about their hinges at O under the influence of the constant acceleration a of the rocket. When position III is reached, the hinge at O is released and the fairings drift away from the rocket. Determine the angular velocity ω of the fairing at the 90° position. The mass of each fairing is m with center of mass at G and radius of gyration ko about O.

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