What is the mass of a plane with 9500 J of kinetic energy traveling 600 m/s?

1 Answer
Jan 23, 2018

K=mv^2/2.

Solving for m we find

m=(2*K)/v^2 = (2*9500"J")/(600 "m/s")^2=(19000"J")/(360000"m"^2/"s"^2)=0.026"kg".

Explanation:

Seems like you have a 26g paper airplane. I'm not even sure if is there a drone as light as this.