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Mathematics in Aircraft Navigation by Ryan Phillips

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 12 p.m. Free
Mathematics Seminar

When it comes to getting from point A to point B, navigating in an aircraft is much more complicated than navigating in a motor vehicle. With the addition of the z-axis in flying and the added component of wind, the way we calculate speed, direction of travel, and which direction to steer the aircraft becomes very dependent on mathematics. We will look at many of the ways mathematics is involved in understanding lift and how this correlates to which direction airplanes should take off, as well as how the sine and cosine rule play a major factor in the calculation of true speed/direction when wind is involved.

Location

Mathematics-Computer Science Building, 210