Ask a New Question

Question

An aircraft have a speed in still air of 400 km/h. A wind is blowing from the south at 80 km/h.
The pilot wishes the aircraft to travel due east. Find the direction in which aircraft should be steered and the speed at which it will travel.
13 years ago

Answers

bobpursley
for every hour, the aircraft goes 80km. To go south to compensate, the 400SinTheta=80 on speed, or theta=.2 or Theta will be arc sin .2 S of East.
13 years ago

Related Questions

An aircraft carrier has a speed of 13.0m/s relative to the water. A jet is catapulted from the deck... A certain aircraft can fly 768 miles with the wind in 4 hours and travel the same distance against t... An aircraft gains speed during takeoff due to the constant thrust of its engine. When is the acceler... The aircraft has a take-off mass of 320 000 kg. Each of the 4 engines can produce a maximum force of... An aircraft maintains a speed of 500 miles per hour in a southwestern direction. The velocity of the... An aircraft on its take-off run has a steady acceleration of 3.0 m/s2. It's velocity after 10 second... An aircraft has a liftoff speed of 33 m/s. What minimum constant acceleration does this require if t... The course of an aircraft with respect to the true North is 120 degree, its course with respect to t... or this aircraft, the following values are known: m = 273.3*10^(3) kg , S= 338.9 m , Cd0 = 0.01... What happens when an aircraft flies at an altitude of 11.5?
Ask a New Question
Archives Contact Us Privacy Policy Terms of Use