What is the acceleration of the jet in g's?

Question

On aircraft carriers, catapults are used to accelerate jet aircraft to flight speeds in a short distance. One such catapult takes a 17,600-kg jet from 0 to 68 m/s in 2.6 s. (Assume the catapult acts in the positive horizontal direction. Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer where appropriate.)

What is the acceleration of the jet in m/s²?

What is the acceleration of the jet in g's?

Answer 1

a = (v - v₀)/t = (60m/s - 0)/2.6s = + 23.08 m/s²

^{a = 23.08/9.81g = + 2.352g}