BEagle,
Great, real data, can you post a link. TVM
Edit, Just pulled 1984 data as a random sample and actually it was much more benign than I'd expected. (No doubt that will turn out to be the lowest year on record for upper wind speeds) A lot of time the wind looks to be around 35 - 40 kts at the altitudes I think HAV would operate. I guess the fact that Hermes/Watchkeeper and Reaper type platforms, operating at not too dissimilar speeds and altitudes, seem to be able operate without too many wind limitations indicates that it is not such a problem. Post 2015 withdrawal from Afg and the US swing to Asia, we need to be more interested in conditions around Europe, Africa and the near Middle East as that is probably where we will be operating.
Last edited by fin1012; 16th Feb 2012 at 11:16.