SOLUTION: Sirs, Problem "Airplane",falling down at 600mph vertically,from 29000ft in the sky. Can't or don't know how to set it up. Want to figure the time it will hit the ground.Perplexed

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Question 693637: Sirs,
Problem "Airplane",falling down at 600mph vertically,from 29000ft in the sky. Can't or don't know how to set it up. Want to figure the time it will hit the ground.Perplexed
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Problem "Airplane",falling down at 600mph vertically, from 29000ft in the sky
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Convert 600 mph to ft/sec, (3600 sec in 1 hr)
%28600%2A5280%29%2F3600 = 880 ft/sec
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Find the time to travel 29000 ft at this speed; (time = dist/speed)
29000%2F880 ~ 33 seconds, just long enough to realize what's going on, scary!