The rotors of a helicopter are rigid and rotating with a constant angular veloci

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The rotors of a helicopter are rigid and rotating with a constant angular velocity ? about the vertical axis. A bug of mass m that was sitting on the center of the rotors when the engine started begins to run along the rotar away from the center at a constant speed V trying to get off. Assuming the rotor doesnt flex (rotors stay in horizontal plane) determine how long the bug can run before it starts to slip off the rotor. Assume the coefficiant between of static friction between the rotor and the bugs feet is ?

Explanation / Answer

mg = m2r

r = g/2

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