wind
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Airbus A320 at Leeds Bradford Airport aborts landing
The wind at Leeds Bradford Airport in England was so strong on December 26, 2016 that the pilot of this plane was forced to abort the landing — after the plane had already touched down.
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How does a windsock work?
by Captain Joe What is a windsock and how does it work? A windsock is a conical shape textile tube (which resembles a giant sock, hence its name) designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed. It is normally placed next to the runway or a helipad, so that pilots can clearly see it…
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Why Isn’t It Faster To Fly West?
If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour… why can’t we fly west more easily?
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Boeing Archive Presents: Winds of Change
Today the wind tunnel is a critical part of aerospace testing and development. But in the early 1900s there were less than a dozen wind tunnels in the world. In 1918 Bill Boeing made a strategic investment with the University of Washington; building a wind tunnel and aerodynamics testing facility that – to this day…
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The Boeing Test and Evaluation Team Chases the Wind
The Boeing 787-9 test team conducts crosswind testing. See how these test engineers and pilots prepare and conduct this important flight test.