• A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel. A tailwind increases...
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    that is, the force can be separated into two vector components: the headwind or tailwind component in the direction of motion, the crosswind component perpendicular...
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  • (ATC). An aircraft landing into a headwind will require less runway and will be able to vacate the runway sooner. Tailwind increases the ground speed of an...
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  • aircraft's true airspeed and the current wind speed and direction; a headwind subtracts from the ground speed, while a tailwind adds to it. Winds at other...
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    (2004) Dronework (2005) Haze Shrapnel (2008) Headwind/Tailwind (2009) Litany (2009) Sisters Oregon (2017) And No Birds Sing (2021) Bass Communion V Muslimgauze...
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  • approximately 35x3=105 nautical miles. This would have to be adjusted for headwind or tailwind, and also to allow for deceleration time. Alternatively, David P. Davies...
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    low wing, drawing the airplane sideways. This is the still-air, headwind or tailwind scenario. In case of crosswind, the wing is lowered into the wind...
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    comes from a true headwind or tailwind. Then v a {\displaystyle v_{a}} is the scalar sum of v r {\displaystyle v_{r}} and the headwind or the difference...
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    Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 (category Aviation accidents and incidents in Nigeria)
    condition with headwind and tailwind. The flight crews then requested clearance to land at Runway 21. The controller then contacted Flight 1145 and advised that...
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    the headwind. In the presence of a tailwind, LRC speed may give a higher fuel burn than ECON. As the aircraft consumes fuel, its weight decreases and the...
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    jump, the wind assistance is measured and recorded, and is positive for a tailwind and negative for a headwind. Temperatures which are colder than 0 °C...
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    clearways and/or stopways. Runway wind component – The best condition is a strong headwind straight along the runway. The worst condition is a tailwind. If...
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  • and a temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius. There was a strong tailwind for the first semifinal and a moderate headwind for the second. The tailwind speed...
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  • the headwind component to the best L/D for the maximum distance. For a tailwind, the origin is shifted to the left by the speed of the tailwind, and drawing...
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    Mohawk Airlines Flight 112 (category Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather)
    from a headwind to a tailwind. The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause of the accident to be the pilot's decision to take off in bad weather, and cited...
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  • (愛上孤獨的男人) 2000: He ri jun zai lai (何日君再來) 2001: Rebirth (重生) 2001: Headwind, Tailwind (逆風順風) 2002: Obsessed (沉迷) 2005: Forever Love (永恒的愛) 2005: Be Brave...
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  • developed by Redenbaugh and his partner James Juliano, is based on understanding government policy, which produces headwinds and tailwinds for asset classes...
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    influence the way a shot is taken. A headwind can slow runners, while they may gain wind assistance from a tailwind. Some sports rely on the presence of...
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  • third race should take place the following day. It was claimed that the headwind benefited the newer composite eight crew who were heavier. Therefore, the...
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  • now higher, as the tailwind has accelerated the glider. The loop continues with the glider re-entering the stationary airmass and turning around, maintaining...
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    presented a smooth, aerodynamic shape which reduced the tailwind advantage. In contrast, headwinds met a nearly vertical cabin entrance, which acted as a...
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  • deduction from the performance score. A tailwind reading from +0.0 m/s to +2.0 m/s results in no point adjustment. Tailwind readings above +2.0 m/s result in...
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    wing morphology and style of flight, they have a preference of flying across the wind, as opposed to flying with a tailwind or headwind. This is beneficial...
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  • against the team; a headwind would encourage a low kick which, if expected, would get quickly to the other team for a runback; a tailwind could allow an unfielded...
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    Marcell Jacobs (category Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics)
    150th person in history and the second Italian, after Filippo Tortu, to break the 10-second barrier. On 26 June 2021, into a headwind of −1.0 m/s in Rovereto...
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  • the left will blow us off course in that direction; a headwind will slow our progress, a tailwind will increase it. Converting this back to a heading correction...
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    little headwind and expected it. However, all our information indicated that once we passed Fairbanks it would drop. We didn't need a tailwind. All we...
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    Olympic Airways Flight 411 (category Aviation accidents and incidents in 1978)
    a normal banked turn. At 2:05 pm, a light headwind gave the plane some altitude, which allowed Migadis and Fikardos to make a gradual turn to avoid crashing...
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    Marita Koch (category USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners)
    second 200 m performances was achieved into a headwind whereas both of Koch's performances of 21.71 had a tailwind. At the Moscow Olympics of 1980 Koch won...
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    Air France Flight 358 (category Aviation accidents and incidents in 2005)
    the wind changed from a headwind to a tailwind. While approaching the threshold, the aircraft entered an intense downpour and the forward visibility became...
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