Early test flights for the space shuttle used a "glider" $($mass of $980$ kg including pilot$).$ After a horizontal launch at $600k\frac{m}{h}$ from a height of $3300$ m $,$ the glider eventually landed at a speed of $210k\frac{m}{h}.$

Part A

What would its landing speed have been in the absence of air resistance?

Express your answer using two significant figures.

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Part B

What was the average force of air resistance exerted on it if it came in at a constant glide of $12$ to the Earth? Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

$F_{\text{a}\text{i}\text{r}}=$

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