A model of a helicopter rotor has four blades, each of length 3.6 m from the central shaft to the blade tip. The model is rotated in a wind tunnel at a rotational speed of 570 rev/min.

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What is the radial acceleration of the blade tip expressed as a multiple of the acceleration due to gravity, g?
Express your answer as a multiple of g.
 
A model of a helicopter rotor has four blades, each
of length 3.6 m from the central shaft to the blade
tip. The model is rotated in a wind tunnel at a
rotational speed of 570 rev/min.
Transcribed Image Text:A model of a helicopter rotor has four blades, each of length 3.6 m from the central shaft to the blade tip. The model is rotated in a wind tunnel at a rotational speed of 570 rev/min.
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