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31 August, 20:58

If an aircraft is flying at 400 miles/hour and encounters a head wind of 40 miles/hour, what is the resultant ground speed?

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  1. 31 August, 21:23
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    Look at it this way:

    Every time the plane flies through 400 miles of air,

    the air moves it 40 miles backwards.

    So it only covers 360 miles of ground in an hour.
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