Question

Today’s weather map shows the jet stream flowing west to east toward Washington, D.C., at a speed of 70 knots. If the ground speed needs to be 450 knots to make it from Washington to Kansas City on time, what does the plane’s speed need to be?

Answer 1

Considering the direction of the wind, it is found that the plane's speed needs to be of 520 knots.

What is the ground speed?

The ground speed, considering that the wind is flowing from Kansas City to Washington, and the trip is Washington to Kansas City, is given by:

G = Plane speed - Wind speed.

Hence:

450 knows = Plane speed - 70 knots.

Plane speed = 520 knots.

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