Phy 231
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If an airplane is flying north, from what direction would the wind be blowing to most effectively cause the aircraft to veer toward the east?
• What sort of path would it follow for the first second or so?
answer/question/discussion:
Answer: The most effective direction for the wind to blow the plane to the east is south east. If the wind blows east, the plane will go northeast and we don’t want that. For the first second, the plane would slow down until it starts veering to the east then it’ll speed up again.
• If the wind keeps shifting so as to remain perpendicular to the direction of motion what path will the airplane follow?
answer/question/discussion:
Answer: I would think the plane would go in a circle because when the plane is going east, the wind will be blowing south, and when the plane moves to correct this, it’ll end up going in a circle.
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