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Publication Date
1-4-2024
Keywords
aircraft takeoff distance, Newton's second law, ordinary differential equations
Disciplines
Mathematics | Ordinary Differential Equations and Applied Dynamics | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Science and Mathematics Education
Abstract
Real-world applications can demonstrate how mathematical models describe and provide insight into familiar physical systems. In this paper, we apply techniques from a first-semester differential equations course that shed light on a problem from aviation. In particular, we construct several differential equations that model the distance that an aircraft requires to become airborne. A popular thumb rule that pilots have used for decades appears to emanate from one of these models. We will see that this rule does not follow from a representative model and suggest a better method of ensuring safety during takeoff. Aircraft safety is definitely a matter of public concern, although it is the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) that makes the regulations.
Recommended Citation
Cavagnaro, Catherine
(2024)
"Modeling Aircraft Takeoffs,"
CODEE Journal:
Vol. 17, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/codee/vol17/iss1/9
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