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A toy aircraft of mass 0.5 kg is attached to one end of a light inextensible string of length 9 m . The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point \(O\). The aircraft moves with constant speed in a horizontal circle. The string is taut, and makes an angle of \(60 ^ { \circ }\) with the upward vertical at \(O\) (see diagram). In a simplified model of the motion, the aircraft is treated as a particle and the force of the air on the aircraft is taken to act vertically upwards with magnitude 8 N . Find
- the tension in the string,
- the speed of the aircraft.