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Old 29th Oct 2011, 17:59
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If we have wind shear for example, does the indicated a/s change?
Think about it; a body in motion tends to remain in motion (at the same inertial speed) until acted upon by a force.

So if you are flying in zero wind at 150kt, and are subjected to a sudden tailwind of 25 kt, your inertial speed (GS) cannot instantly change - Newtonian physics won't allow it. Thus your IAS will quickly drop by 25kt - and it will take some precious seconds to recover to 150kt IAS.

And the new GS after recovery will be 175kt! The extra energy must come from added power and/or trading altitude for airspeed.
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