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##\Omega## = Earth's rotation=0.0000727 ##v_{xy}## = 268.22 m/s

Homework Statement Find the magnitude in g's of the Coriolis acceleration due to the Earth's rotation of a plane flying 600 mph due north over the location of latitude (37˚13'04"N), longitude (121˚50'39"W), at an elevation of 80 meters above mean sea level. Homework Equations aCor = 2Ω × vxy...