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Human-powered aircraftrequire a pilot to

pedal, as in a bicycle,and produce a sustainedpower output of about 0.30 hp. TheGossamer

Albatrossflew across the English Channelon June12, 1979, in 2h 49 min. (a) Howmuch

energy did the pilotexpend during the flight?(b) How manySnickers candy bars (280 Cal

per bar) would the pilothave to consume to be“fueled up” for the flight?[Note: The

nutritional calorie, 1Cal,is equivalent to 1000calories (1000 cal) as defined in physics.In

addition, the conversionfactor between calories andjoules is as follows:

1Cal = 1000 cal= 1 kcal = 4186J. ]

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