The catapult on an aircraft carrier can take an aircraft from 0 to 216 mph (the

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The catapult on an aircraft carrier can take an aircraft from 0 to 216 mph (the launch speed) in 8 seconds, at which time the aircraft launches.Express the launch speed in SI units (meter-kilogram-second system - not km/hr). Answer The catapult on an aircraft carrier can take an aircraft from 0 to 216 mph (the launch speed) in 8 seconds, at which time the aircraft launches.Express the launch speed in SI units (meter-kilogram-second system - not km/hr). The catapult on an aircraft carrier can take an aircraft from 0 to 216 mph (the launch speed) in 8 seconds, at which time the aircraft launches.Express the launch speed in SI units (meter-kilogram-second system - not km/hr).

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1 mph = 0.4470 m/s

216 mph = 216*0.4470

= 96.552 m/s

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