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AIR RACE SPEED TABLE

This table will enable you to determine the average speed in miles per hour of each airplane as it makes one complete lap of the 2-1/2 mile course. For example: An airplane that takes 40 seconds to make one complete lap of the 2-1/2 mile course is traveling 225 miles per hour. 

[[2 column table]]
|2-1/2 Mile Course|Average Speed|
|Seconds|Miles Per Hour|
|---|---|
|:39.6|227.272|
|:40.0|225.000|
|:40.4|222.773|
|:40.8|220.589|
|:41.2|218.447|
|:41.6|216.345|
|:42.0|214.285|
|:42.4|212.264|
|:42.8|210.280|
|:43.2|208.333|
|:43.6|206.422|
|:44.0|204.546|
|:44.4|202.703|
|:44.8|200.894|
|:45.2|199.114|
|:45.6|197.368|
|:46.0|195.652|
|:46.4|193.965|
|:46.8|192.308|
|:47.2|190.678|
|:47.6|189.076|
|:48.0|187.500|
|:48.4|185.951|
|:48.8|184.426|
|:49.2|182.926|
|:49.6|181.541|

[[2 column table]]
|2-1/2 Mile Course|Average Speed|
|Seconds|Miles Per Hour|
|---|---|
|:50.0|180.000|
|:50.4|178.571|
|:50.8|177.165|
|:51.2|175.782|
|:51.6|174.419|
|:52.0|173.077|
|:52.4|171.755|
|:52.8|170.454|
|:53.2|169.173|
|:53.6|167.910|
|:54.0|166.667|
|:54.4|165.441|
|:54.8|164.234|
|:55.2|163.044|
|:55.6|161.871|
|:56.0|160.714|
|:56.4|159.574|
|:56.8|158.450|
|:57.2|157.343|
|:57.6|156.250|
|:58.0|155.173|
|:58.4|154.110|
|:58.8|153.062|
|:59.2|152.027|
|:59.6|151.006|
|:60.0|150.000|

This table is for determining the average speed over a 100 kilometer course. (62.14 miles). An airplane that takes 6 minutes and 13 seconds to make one complete lap is traveling 599 plus miles per hour.

[[2 columned table]]
|100 Kilometer Course (62.14 Miles)| Average Speed|
|Minutes and Seconds| Miles Per Hour|
|---|---|
|6:13|599.743|
|6:16|594.957|
|6:19|590.248|
|6:22|585.613|
|6:25|581.049|
|6:28|576.557|
|6:31|572.133|
|6:34|567.777|
|6:37|563.486|
|6:40|559.260|
|6:43|555.097|
|6:46|550.995|
|6:49|546.953|
|6:52|542.971|
|6:55|539.046|
|6:58|535.177|
|7:01|531.363|
|7:04|527.604|
|7:07|523.897|
|7:10|520.242|
|7:13|516.637|
|7:16|513.083|
|7:19|509.576|
|7:22|506.118|
|7:25|502.706|
|7:27|500.456|

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