Wind · Question 12 of 12
A drone flies at 15 m/s. It has flown 1 km with an 8 m/s tailwind. Roughly how long does the return flight against the wind take?
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- A About 2.5 minutes
Explanation
Against the wind, 15 – 8 = 7 m/s ground speed remain. 1000 m ÷ 7 m/s ≈ 143 s, i.e. about 2.5 minutes – more than three times as long as the outbound flight at 23 m/s.