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The X-15 is air-launched from under the wing of a B-52 mother ship. Immediately after laun...

The X-15 is air-launched from under the wing of a B-52 mother ship. Immediately after launch, the pilot starts the XLR-99 rocket engine, which provides 57,000 lb of thrust. For the first moments, the X-15 accelerates in horizontal flight. The gross weight of the airplane at the start is 34,000 lb. Calculate the initial acceleration of the airplane.

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