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Old 16th Jun 2021, 07:21
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Wind effect on descent

Hi there,

I was looking through the diagram below and was puzzled. The diagram shows that with a stronger headwind and a fixed path, aircraft speed will reduce and vice versa. Shouldn't the speed increase with a stronger headwind component on descent?


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