1. a) Given that an aircraft flying at FL350 encounters a tailwindof 35 knots and the instrument in the cockpit shows anindicated airspeed of 310 knots. What is the standard atmosphere atthis altitude?
What is the true air speed (in Mach numbers) the aircraft is travelling at? What isits ground speed?
b) The runway at an airport is oriented in theeast-west direction. An aircraft is approaching this runway from the east at a trueairspeed of 135 knots. A 30-knot wind from the northwest is blowingat an angle of 32oto the runway centerline. What should the pilot do in order to landsafely on this runway?
What would be the groundspeed of the aircraft along the track?