Phy 121
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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?
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My first initial reaction was that a wind blowing in the direction of east or south east would cause the airplane to veer to the east. After thinking it over, I wonder if the object would veer east more if the wind blew from behind the airplane an a north east direction.
I think that after the wind hit it that it would veer east quickly and then the airplane would restabilize itself.
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• If the wind keeps shifting so as to remain perpendicular to the direction of motion what path will the airplane follow?
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If the wind shifts and remains perpendicular to the direction of the motion then I think that it depends on how strong the wind is. If it is really strong then I think that the airplane will continue to fly north but may have moved over a little more in the eastern direction before it straightens back out.
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