Finding the Actual Speed and Direction of an Aircraft An

Chapter 10, Problem 78

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Finding the Actual Speed and Direction of an Aircraft An Airbus A320 jet maintains a constant airspeed of 500 mi/hr headed due west. The jet stream is 100 mi/hr in the southeasterly direction. (a) Express the velocity va of the A320 relative to the air and the velocity vw of the jet stream in terms of i and j (b) Find the velocity of the A320 relative to the ground.(c) Find the actual speed and direction of the A320 relative to the ground.

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