Question

Point to Ponder
What is the effect on the speed of
a fighter plane chasing another
when it opens fire? What
happens to the speed of pursued
plane when it returns the fire?
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Answer 1

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Question: What is the effect on the speed of a fighter plane chasing another when it opens fire? What happens to the speed of pursued plane when it returns the fire?

Answer: If both the planes are fighters, they can only fire toward the front, and thus a bullet fired forward will slow the plane down. If this is a heavy automatic weapon, it can slow the aircraft considerably. However, if bullets are fired towards the rear, they will speed up the aircraft.

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Answer 2

Answer : Effect on the speed of  a fighter plane chasing another is that when open fire is as this reduces the speed slightly of the attacking plane though it is minimal.

Explanation:

• That depends on if it is firing missiles or bullets. Missiles are rockets, and firing them wouldn’t have any significant effect on the speed of a plane, either for the attacker or the defender.

• If both planes are fighters, they can only fire toward the front, and thus a bullet fired forward will slow the plane down. If this is a heavy automatic weapon, it can slow the aircraft considerably.
• If a jet fires a missile at high speed there might be a momentary loss of speed due to drag (they really drop the missiles rather than fire them from the rail) a gun would create a small opposing force from the exiting bullets and gasses so minor loss of speed

• However if bullets are fired toward the rear, they will speed up the aircraft. But as both planes are fighters they can only fire toward the front thus it reduces the speed slightly of the attacking plane though it is minimal.

Hence, Effect on the speed of  a fighter plane chasing another on opens fire is as this reduces the speed slightly of the attacking plane though it is minimal.