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Old 25th Jul 2011, 20:08
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ChristiaanJ
 
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Originally Posted by henra
... when you are flying at 100kts and suddenly a tailwind of 100kts hits you....
henra, you're making a mistaek....
Your aircraft has mass/inertia, so it will not be instantly dragged along by your 100 kts tailwind. Your airspeed will now be 0 kts. Not a healthy situation....
Read up about windshear (not exactly the same, but similar).
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