2 Minutes If a plane is landing at 90 knots in a 20-knot headwind, that 20-knot wind is helping it stay in the air. The plane will stall at 70 knots. If, while landing, the plane flies out of the headwind losing the 20 knots, what impact will it have on the plane's performance and what should the pilot do?HINT: Windshear is a rapid change in wind speed and /or direction. If a plane is flying into the wind, this is called a headwind. A plane will stall when it reaches a critical angle of attack, causing it to lose altitude until it regains lift. A) The plane will increase altitude. The pilot should decrease thrust, pulling back on the control wheel, causing the elevator to pitch the nose up to maintain altitude.B) The plane will lose altitude. The pilot must increase thrust, pushing the control wheel forward, causing the elevator to pitch the nose down slightly.C) Do nothing. The plane will correct itself. |