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If a plane flies 200m per s into a headwind of 50m per s what is the resultant speed?
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∙ 14y ago
This question is a perfect case where it's important to somehow describe the "reference frame" in which a particular speed is measured.
For example, if the "200 meters per second" is the plane's AIRspeed, then as long as the fuel holds out,
that speed doesn't change, no matter what kind of air the plane flies through.
It's clear that this question is interesting only if all the speeds are measured relative to the GROUND.
If the plane's groundspeed is 200 meters per second, and it encounters a wind that's blowing
across the ground at 50 meters per second in the opposite direction, then the plane's groundspeed
becomes 150 meters per second.
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