Modern fighter jets can easily travel at twice the speed of sound. Thus, the dangers of high acceleration rates are applicable to pilots as well as astronauts When coming out of a dive, fighter pilots can experience up to 9g of force pushing upward on them. Suppose that the fighter pilot has a mass of 200lbm. What vertical force does the plane exert on him if he experiences 9g?
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