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12 February, 23:09

An airplane is traveling at a speed of 240 miles/hour with a bearing of 110°. The wind velocity is 56 miles/hour at a bearing of 325°. What are the plane's actual speed and direction angle?

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  1. 12 February, 23:30
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    Tailwind component = 56 cos (35) = 46

    cross wind component = 56 sin (35) = 32

    course deviation = tan^-1 (32) / (286) = 6 degrees

    116 degrees at 286 kts

    this is actually a slight bit of shorthand.

    slightly more precise is C^2 = 286^2 + 32^2

    C = 288

    and you could have used the law of cosines.
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