Question

An aircraft is flying at 300 mph true airspeed has a 50 mph tailwind. What is its ground speed?

Answer 1

Answer:

304.13 mph

Explanation:

Data provided in the question :

The Speed of the flying aircraft = 300 mph

Tailwind of the true airspeed = 50 mph

Now,

The ground speed will be calculated as:

ground speed = $\sqrt{300^2+50^2}$

or

The ground speed = $\sqrt{92500}$

or

The ground speed = 304.13 mph

Hence, the ground speed is 304.13 mph