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Old 9th Nov 2017, 21:35
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KayPam
 
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Hello,

I elected to put some formulae on wikipedia :
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitu...itesse_du_vent

Here are the reverted formulae :

alpha = atan(tas*sin(da)/(tas*cos(da)-GS)
Vw = tas²*sin(da)² + (tas*cos(da)-GS)²

where :
alpha = wind direction - track
da = heading - track
Vw= wind velocity
Careful : formula needs a correction on drift angle, if there is non zero sideslip

What is the aircraft in question ?
It may have more precise info available.
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