A crosswind affects the motion of an airplane. Plane (P) is pointed north but Air (A) blows east. (a) Find resultant velocity relative to earth VP/E and Angle a. (b) In which direction and at what speed plane should move to head due north.

A crosswind affects the motion of an airplane. Plane (P) is pointed north but Air (A) blows east. (a) Find resultant velocity relative to earth VP/E and Angle a. (b) In which direction and at what speed plane should move to head due north.

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15.A crosswind affects the motion of an airplane. Plane (P) is
pointed north but Air (A) blows east. (a) Find resultant
velocity relative to earth VP/E and Angle a. (b) In which
direction and at what speed plane should move to head
due north.

UP/A =
240 km/h,
north
A/E = 100 km/h,
east
α
W-
OP/E

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