A medium-sized jet has a 3.8-mm-diameter fuselage and a loaded mass of 85,000 kg. The drag on an airplane is primarily due to the cylindrical fuselage, and aerodynamic shaping gives it a drag coefficient of 0.37. How much thrust must the jet’s engines provide to cruise at 230 m/s at an altitude where the air density is 1.0 kg/m3?

≅ 111 KN

Explanation:

Given that;

A medium-sized jet has a 3.8-mm-diameter i.e diameter (d) = 3.8

mass = 85,000 kg

drag co-efficient (C) = 0.37

(velocity (v)= 230 m/s

density (ρ) = 1.0 kg/m³

To calculate the thrust; we need to determine the relation of the drag force; which is given as:

= × CρAv²

where;

ρ = density of air wind.

C = drag co-efficient

A = Area of the jet

v = velocity of the jet

From the question, we can deduce that the jet is in motion with a constant speed; as such: the net force acting on the jet in the air = 0

SO,

We can as well say:

We can now replace in the above equation.

Therefore, = × CρAv²

The A which stands as the area of the jet is given by the formula:

We can now have a new equation after substituting our A into the previous equation as:

= × Cρ

Substituting our data from above; we have:

= ×

=

= 110,990N

 in N (newton) to KN (kilo-newton) will be:

=

= 110.990 KN

≅ 111 KN

In conclusion, the jet engine needed to provide 111 KN thrust in order to cruise at 230 m/s at an altitude where the air density is 1.0 kg/m³.

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