The force that stops a jet plane as it lands on the flight deck of an aircraft
carrier is provided by a series of arresting cables. These cables act like
extremely stiff rubber bands, stretching enough to keep from slowing the plane
down too suddenly. A Hornet jet with a mass of 1.3 x 10 kg lands with an
acceleration of -27.6 m/s squared. How large is the unbalanced force that the arresting
cables exert on the plane?
