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tailwind
Definição1
Any wind blowing on the aircraft from behind if the aircraft is on the ground, or any wind that produces a ground speed higher than the true air speed while in the air.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Fonte2
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Helicopter flying handbook (FAA-H8083-21A). Washington, DC: FAA, 2012.
Contexto
If you have a direct headwind or tailwind on the upwind and downwind leg, drift should not be encoun-tered. However, it may be difficult to find a situation where the wind is blowing exactly parallel to the field boundaries.
Subárea1
Aeronautical Meteorology Air Navigation
Related Term
crosswind
crosswind component
headwind component
tailwind component
Português
vento de cauda