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Old 7th Mar 2012, 20:09
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What is happening is that aircraft are slowed by the wind. Imagine an aircraft flying in still air at 200 knots. If it then encounters a headwind of 40 knots, its speed over the ground reduces to 160 knots hence everything slows down.
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