Physics · May / June 2024 · Paper 21 · Question 2
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A small aircraft takes off from the horizontal deck of a ship. Before taking off, the aircraft is held in place by a holdback bar. When the holdback bar is released, the aircraft is pulled along the deck by a steam-powered piston as shown in Fig. 2.1. aircraft cable for piston to pull aircraft deck of ship piston pipe open to atmosphere holdback bar tank containing steam and boiling water Fig. 2.1 (not to scale) The steam exerts a high pressure on the piston.
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