document.write( "Question 310049: If a plane can travel 480mph with the wind and 400mph against the wind, what is the speed of the plane in still air? \n" ); document.write( "
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If a plane can travel 480mph with the wind and 400mph against the wind, what is the speed of the plane in still air?
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\n" ); document.write( "It's called airspeed, and it's the average of the 2.
\n" ); document.write( "Airspeed = (480+400)/2 = 440 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Airplanes use knots for speed, not miles per hour or km per hour.
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