Question

An airplane maintains a heading (W20N)at an airspeed of 900 km/h. It is flying through a hurricane with winds of 300 km/h, from the northeast.

a) In which direction is the plane moving relative to the ground?
(B) -what is the ground speed
(C)how long would it take the plane to fly from one city to another 500 km away along the path in (b)


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Answer 1

tan x = 60/700

x = 4.9 degree east north

v = √(60^2 + 700^2)

v = 702.6 kph

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