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Old 22nd Nov 2016, 23:47
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Chris Scott
 
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"...to produce a crab angle of 45° would require a crosswind component roughly equal to 70% of TAS."

Yes, Dave, that's what I make it too (W/C = TAS x sin 45).

(In the simplest case, where the W/V is straight across the R/W, the ground speed would equal the wind strength.) Could Boeing be making allowance for the Hurricane season?
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