Meriam, Kraige & Bolton — Kinetics of Particles: Problem 3_250

3/250 The launch catapult of the aircraft carrier gives the 7-Mg jet airplane a constant acceleration and launches the airplane in a distance of 100 m measured along the angled takeoff ramp. The carrier is moving at a steady speed \( v_C = 16 \text{ m/s} \). If an absolute aircraft speed of 90 m/s is desired for takeoff, determine the net force \( F \) supplied by the catapult and the aircraft engines.