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Seed Question 22.1
An airplane traveling to the northwest is exerting just enough force to overcome wind resistance. It encounters a sudden wind gust which is directed at 30 degrees south of east, which results in a net force in that direction.
• 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?
answer/question/discussion:
The plane will slow down a bit maybe but with the plane on auto pilot, the plane will compensate by turning into the gust slightly and increasing the speed to make up for the slight drop in speed.
Autopilot will probably take half a second to react also; the focus is on the lapse between the encounter with the gust and the reaction.
As you say, during this timethe plane will slow at bit and veer a bit to the right.
• Does it veer a bit to the right, a bit to the left or does it continue traveling along a straight line?
answer/question/discussion:
The plane will veer just slightly to the right
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