Q6.10 A jet plane is travelling towards west at a speed of . What is the voltage difference developed between the ends of the wing having a span of , if the Earth’s magnetic field at the location has a magnitude of and the dip angle is .
Given
Speed of the plane:
Earth's magnetic field at that location:
The angle of dip that is angle made with horizontal by earth magnetic field:
Length of the wings
Now, Since the only the vertical component of the magnetic field will cut the wings of plane perpendicularly, only those will help in inducing emf.
The vertical component of the earth's magnetic field :
So now, Induce emf :
Hence voltage difference developed between the ends of the wing is 3.125V.