The pilot of an aircraft wishes to head directly east, but is faced with a wind speed of 40 miles per hour from the northwest. If the pilot maintains an airspeed of 250 milesper hour. What compass heading should be maintained? What is the actual speed of the aircraft?

niouzesto

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2022-09-04

The pilot of an aircraft wishes to head directly east, but is faced with a wind speed of 40 miles per hour from the northwest. If the pilot maintains an airspeed of 250 milesper hour. What compass heading should be maintained? What is the actual speed of the aircraft?

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allelog5

allelog5

Beginner2022-09-05Added 19 answers

compass heading should be such that net direction of motion is along east, with a component of velocity along southeast equal to 40 miles/hour so as to oppose the wind.
airspeed = V 2 e a s t , a i r + V 2 s o u t h , a i r
now, Veast,air = Veast + ( 40 cos 45 )miles/hour
and, Vsouth,air = Vsouth + ( 40 cos 45 ) miles/hour
now, net velocity is along east.
as, Vsouth,air = 0,
so, Vsouth = 40 / 2 miles/hour
Veast,air = 250 miles/hour
so, Veast = 248.4 + 40 / 2 miles/hour = 276.68 miles/hour.
compass heading is along tan 1 ( 40 / 276.68 2 ) ie. 8.226 degrees south of east.
actual speed = V e a s t 2 + V s o u t h 2 = 279.56 miles/hour.

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