An airplane landed in a snowbank, creating a crater 1.1 m deep, but survived with only minor injuries.
Assuming the pilot’s mass was 88 kg and his speed at impact was 45 m/s, estimate: (a) the work
done by the snow in bringing him to rest; (b) the average force exerted on him by the snow to
stop him; and (c) the work done on him by air resistance as he fell. Model him as a particle�
landed in a snowbank, creating a crater 1.1 m deep, but survived with only minor injuries.
Assuming the pilot’s mass was 88 kg and his speed at impact was 45 m/s, estimate: (a) the work
done by the snow in bringing him to rest; (b) the average force exerted on him by the snow to
stop him; and (c) the work done on him by air resistance as he fell. Model him as a particle