Dynamics 2e 1907
Problem 8.144
An airplane is about to crash-land on only one wheel with a ver–
tical component of speed
v0D2ft=s
and zero roll, pitch, and
yaw. Determine the vertical component of velocity of the center
of mass of the airplane
G
, as well as the airplane’s angular veloc-
ity immediately after touching down, assuming that (1) the only
available landing gear is rigid and rigidly attached to the airplane,
(2) the coefficient of restitution between the landing gear and the
ground is
eD0:1
, (3) the airplane can be modeled as a rigid body,
(4) the mass center
G
and the point of first contact between the
landing gear and the ground are in the same plane perpendicular to
the longitudinal axis of the airplane, and (5) friction between the
landing gear and the ground is negligible. In solving the problem
use the following data:
WD2500 lb
(weight of the airplane),
G
is the mass center of the airplane,
kGD3ft
is the radius of
gyration of the airplane, and dD5:08 ft.
Solution
We model the airplane’s touchdown as a constrained impact. The
Gbelong to the same rigid body, we must also have