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Brandon269 		 

A plane has an opersating speed of 300mph. the course over the ground is 72 degrees. There is a wind of 35mph blowing from 284 degrees. find drift angle, actual course, and groundspeed

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Alison037 		 
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Just plug your numbers into the word problem the teacher does in this video to get the course and groundspeed.  Then, I think that your drift angle will just be the difference between your heading and your course.  Look also at how he solves problems 2 and 3 in this series of videos.

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