For an aircraft calibrated to apply 2 gallons per acre at 120 mph with a swath width of 65 feet and 40 nozzles, what is the required spray output per nozzle per minute?

To determine the required spray output per nozzle per minute, it's important to first establish how much product is being applied and how that translates to each individual nozzle.

The aircraft is calibrated to apply 2 gallons per acre at a speed of 120 mph. To problem-solve, we need to convert this speed into a rate of application over time and consider the swath width and number of nozzles.

1. Convert the speed from miles per hour to feet per minute:

Since 1 mile = 5280 feet, 120 mph can be converted:

120 miles/hour × 5280 feet/mile ÷ 60 minutes/hour = 10560 feet/minute.

2. Calculate the area covered per minute:

The swath width is 65 feet, so the area covered in one minute is:

10560 feet/minute × 65 feet = 686400 square feet/minute.

3. Convert square feet to acres (since there are 43,560 square feet in an acre):

686400 square feet/minute ÷ 43560 square feet/acre ≈ 15.75 acres/minute.

4. **Calculate the total