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- Definição1
- A component of wind velocity 90º to the track, runway, or any other direction. It is equal to W/V (Wind Velocity) x sine A, where A is the angle between W/V and the direction concerned.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- The wind component, measured in knots, at 90° to the longitudinal axis of the runway.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Aircraft flying handbook. Washington, 2004. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083 -5.pdf. Acesso em: 09 maio 2012.
- Subárea1
- Aeronautical Meteorology Air Navigation
- Related Term
- tailwind
- tailwind component
- upwind
- Português
- componente de vento cruzado