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Old 14th November 2005 | 15:11
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Pack2
 
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I dont think what you said regards crosswind component is actually correct.

The crosswind component for any given runway = sin wind angle x wind speed. It has nothing to do with aircraft speed. The effect on the aircraft in terms of drift does however depend on aircraft speed.
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