A helicopter is heading S 43° E (i.e. direction angle of 313°) with an airspeed of 27 mph, and the wind is blowing S 13° E (i.e. direction angle of 283°) at 10 mph. Round all numbers in your answers below to 2 places after the decimal point. (a) Find the velocity vector that represents the true heading of the helicopter. Type your answer in component form, (where a and b represent some numbers). Velocity vector of helicopter's true heading: (b) Find the helicopter's speed relative to the ground (in mph). Helicopter's speed = mph (c) Find the helicopter's drift angle, 8. (The drift angle is the number of degrees that the helicopter will end up flying off-course.) 8: = Submit Question degrees

A helicopter is heading S 43° E (i.e. direction angle of 313°) with an airspeed of 27 mph, and the wind is blowing S 13° E (i.e. direction angle of 283°) at 10 mph. Round all numbers in your answers below to 2 places after the decimal point. (a) Find the velocity vector that represents the true heading of the helicopter. Type your answer in component form, (where a and b represent some numbers). Velocity vector of helicopter's true heading: (b) Find the helicopter's speed relative to the ground (in mph). Helicopter's speed = mph (c) Find the helicopter's drift angle, 8. (The drift angle is the number of degrees that the helicopter will end up flying off-course.) 8: = Submit Question degrees

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