A bomb is dropped from a fighter plane flying horizontally with constant velocity. To an observer sitting in the plane, the trajectory of the bomb is:
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A bomb is dropped from a fighter plane flying horizontally with constant velocity. To an observer sitting in the plane, the trajectory of the bomb is:

G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

At release, bomb and plane have the same horizontal velocity. In the plane frame, the bomb has zero initial horizontal relative velocity and only vertical acceleration g downward. Therefore it moves along a straight vertical line. Option C.