Friday, 18 May 2018

newtonian mechanics - Does a rope connecting an object to a constant-velocity aircraft fly at an angle?


A massive object is hanging by a massless cord from an aircraft. The aircraft is moving at a constant velocity v.


Even assuming that air resistance exists, shouldn't the cord be perpendicular to the vertical because of inertia? My textbook says it hangs at an angle.


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