Q5.27 A helicopter of mass 1000 kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 15 m s-2. The crew and the passengers weigh 300 kg. Give the magnitude and direction of the
(c) force on the helicopter due to the surrounding air.
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The direction of the force of the rotor on the surrounding will be in the downward direction.
By action-reaction pair, the force on helicopter due to the surrounding is 32500 N and it is directed vertically upward.