Pampanga High School

MATH 13

Watch the video clip from the movie “Sully”. How did the captain decide where to land? 2. The plane was ascending at an angle of 7.7˚ and had traveled for four miles when it struck the flock of birds. Calculate the plane’s height above the ground when it hit the birds. 3. The plane continued to climb in altitude for 19 seconds at an angle of 2˚, reaching a maximum height of 3060 feet. How much further was the plane able to travel during this time frame? (Hint: 1 mile=5,280 feet) 4. At this point, the plane started descending. In less than a minute the plane had dropped 1390 feet. The horizontal distance covered was 0.5 miles. a. During this time frame, was the actual distance traveled by the plane greater than, less than, or equal to 0.5 miles? How do you know? b. At what angle did the plane descend? On January 15th, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 had just left LaGuardia airport in New York when it struck a flock of birds causing a loss of power in both engines. Captain “Sully” Sullenberger successfully executed an emergency landing on the Hudson River, and all crew members and passengers were safely brought to shore. How did he do it? Key He was communicating with the tower but also seemed to make his own estimates about how far the plane would still be able to travel . sin 17.7) = ¥ Look t0✓xnÑÑ"