>
> PS: I seem to recall that 0-60 times off a cliff aren't really
> particularly short. Does anybody know if any of the Triumphs can
> reach 60 mph faster on a road, or falling off a cliff?
>
> --
> Kenneth B. Streeter | EMAIL: streeter@sanders.com
> Sanders, PTP2-A001 |
> PO Box 868 | Voice: (603) 885-9604
> Nashua, NH 03061 | Fax: (603) 885-0631
>
Now you've gone and done it!! I gotta get the calculator out.
2
A=32ft/sec, and 60mi/hr converts to 88ft/sec, so
2
Skipping the calculus, v=at so t=v/a,..88ft/sec divided by 32ft/sec =2.75sec.
Not bad for a stock TR-7.
Or a rock!
;-)
Ken
This assumes a constant gravitational field at sea level on earth, and ignores
air resistance. :-)
|