SOLUTION: You are flying a plane at 14.1 mph in the northeast direction (45 degrees) the wind is blowing at 4 mph from due north. what is you air speed?

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Question 388346: You are flying a plane at 14.1 mph in the northeast direction (45 degrees) the wind is blowing at 4 mph from due north. what is you air speed?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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14.1 mph is the airspeed, right?
Or is 14.1 the groundspeed?
Is 045º the plane's heading, or its ground track?
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What sort of plane flies at 14.1 mph?