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Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

Calculating Range for a Constant Velocity

Worksheet


  1. Beginning city: __________________

    Destination city: ___________________

    Distance traveled d = _____________ miles

    1. d = _____________ km

 

  1. On which airliner are you flying ? (circle one): Boeing 737-300 / Boeing 747-400
  2. The maximum speed of your airliner is: v = __________ km/h
  3. How long will it take you to make your flight? (t = v / d)

     

    1. t = _______________ km / _______________ km/h = _____________ hrs.

     

  4. Where in the world are Orville and Wilbur going now ?

    max. velocity of the Boeing 747-400 v = _____________ km/hr

    Cleveland to Miami

    d = _____________ km

    Flight time t = _____________ hrs.

    Cleveland to Los Angeles

    d = _____________ km

    Flight time t = _____________ hrs.

    Cleveland to San Antonio

    d = _____________ km

    Flight time t = _____________ hrs.

    In what city did Orville and Wilbur land? ____________________

     

  5. The Concorde:

    a. How fast does the Concorde fly? v = _____________ km/h

    b. What is the approximate distance between New York City and London? d = ________ km