• 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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    Litany (2009) Sisters Oregon (2017) And No Birds Sing (2021) "Vajrayana/Aum Shinrikyo" (2004) "Headwind/Tailwind" (2009) Bass Communion V Muslimgauze...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • (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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    TACA Flight 390 (category Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather)
    including the presence of tailwind and headwind. The aircraft touched down approximately 400 meters past the displaced threshold and rolled with a ground speed...
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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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  • consumption by source and sector". www.conceptdraw.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30. "Global Energy Outlook 2025: Headwinds and Tailwinds in the Energy Transition"...
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  • Glenn H. Schiffman (category Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni)
    2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-03. "CFO Departure Is a Near-Term Headwind, But IAC's Long-Term Tailwinds Remain". Jeffries Equity Research. Archived from the original...
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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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    thrust and Mach buffet. In the presence of a tailwind, ECON airspeed can be reduced to take advantage of the tailwind, whereas in a headwind, ECON speed...
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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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    Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 (category Accidents and incidents involving the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter)
    216, arrived at 18:21 due to a delayed departure from Stapleton and strong headwinds en route. The crew reported that they encountered heavy rime icing...
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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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    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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    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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  • (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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    factors such as the glider's theoretical performance, water ballast, headwinds/tailwinds and insects on the leading edges of the wings. Soaring flight computers...
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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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    take advantage of a headwind. This reduces the distance required for takeoff, and eliminates potential crosswinds. Commercial and recreational use of...
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    temperature, chemistry, age, condition of the batteries, force of possible headwinds/tailwinds, etc. These factors can make some C-Cars a bit faster or slower than...
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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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    Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431 (category Aviation accidents and incidents in 2018)
    (9 m) and a maximum indicated airspeed of 151 knots (174 mph; 280 km/h) when the wind direction suddenly shifted to a 24-knot (28 mph; 44 km/h) tailwind. The...
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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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    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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    Sudan Airways Flight 109 (category Sudan Airways accidents and incidents)
    they had a 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) headwind for landing, when they actually had a 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) tailwind.: 39  Sudan Airways Flight 139 Accident...
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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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    they could return home relatively quickly with the tailwind at their backs. This ability to retreat and resupply proved essential for navigating the vast...
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