Kinetic energy calculation
Bookworm (who I can't get hold of) advised that the energy of a 50 tonne aircraft travelling at 140 knots (70 metres/second) equated to 125 M J
I am interested to know what the percenatge kinetic energy difference is between a
51 Tonne aircraft landing at 119 knots (fullish A319)..... and a 60 Tonne aircraft landing at 142 knots (fullish B737-800).
I know energy relates to the square of the speed but don't know how to factor in weight.
Thanks in advance
Last edited by Zoyberg; 30th May 2013 at 11:11.