The plane still climbed in altitude after the bird strike even after they lost thrust on both engines for 19 more seconds reaching a maximum height of 3060 feet.
if the plane climbed 242 more feet at an angle of 2 degrees. how much further did the plane travel to reach its maximum height in miles

1.31 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

If the plane travel at the inclined direction to reach its maximum height of 3060 feet, then the horizontal plane and the inclined plane makes an angle of 2° with each other.

If we imagine the inclined plane as the hypotenuse of a right triangle and the vertical height it climbs is the perpendicular of the triangle.

Therefore, using trigonometry of a right triangle  

{Since the plane climbed 242 feet at that inclination}

⇒ feet.  

Therefore, the plane traveled 6934.19 feet i.e. miles farther to reach its maximum height. {Since, 1 mile = 5280 feet} (Answer)