Phy 121
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• During the half-second before the pilot has time to react to the gust, does the airplane speed up, slow down or maintain constant (or very nearly-constant) speed?
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The airplane would maintain constant speed, because the gust of wind is hitting the airplane at the bottom of it, so it should not affect the plane.
If the gust hit from the bottom your answer would be correct.
• Does it veer a bit to the right, a bit to the left or does it continue traveling along a straight line?
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It should remain in a straight line, because once again the gust of wind is hitting the airplane from the bottom, so it shouldn’t make the plane move. If gust of wind was coming from the sides then it would make the plane veer to the right or left a bit.
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I believe you've misread the problem, but your answers would be correct assuming the gust did hit from the bottom. You'll understand the information at the link:
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