A helicopter of mass 2000 kg rises with a vertical acceleration of 
2, The total mass of the crew and passengers is 500 kg. Choose the correct statements form the following. (Take 
)
(i) The force on the floor of the helicopter by the crew and passengers is 
vertically downwards
(ii) The action of the rotor of the helicopter on the surrounding air is 
vertically downwards
(iii) The force on the helicopter due to the surrounding ai is 
vertically upwards
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Mass of the helicopter, 
Mass of the crew and passengers, 
Vertically upwards acceleration, 
(i) Force on the floor by the crew and passengers
It acts vertically downwards.
(ii) The action of the rotor of the helicopter on the surrounding air
It acts vertically downwards.
(iii) Force on the helicopter due to the surrounding air is equal and opposite to the action of the rotor of the helicopter on the surrounding air.
Force on the helicopter due to the surrounding air 
It acts vertically upwards.
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