A plane is travelling S35°W at an airspeed (speed in still air) of 250 km/h. A wind of 95km/h is blowing from SE. Determine the resultant ground velocity. Include the vector diagram in your solution.

A plane is travelling S35°W at an airspeed (speed in still air) of 250 km/h. A wind of 95km/h is blowing from SE. Determine the resultant ground velocity. Include the vector diagram in your solution.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter1: Matrices, Vectors, And Vector Calculus

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.25P: Find the components of the acceleration vector a in spherical coordinates.

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