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Old 1st October 2007 | 20:19
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TyroPicard
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The wind velocity indicated is head or tail component until after lift-off, because there is no drift for practical purposes. The calculation performed by the FMGS is no different - the value of drift is zero.
Once airborne, the wind velocity becomes valid in both speed and direction.
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