Friday, 29 September 2017

newtonian mechanics - If velocity is constant, how can p=Fcdotv be non zero?


If an airplane of mass m is flying at a constant speed v, the power of the airplane is P=mvg

where g is the acceleration of gravity and therefore: F=mg,
but, if the velocity is constant, there is no net force as well as no work done. Then how can the magnitude of power be non-zero?




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