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A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel. A tailwind increases the object's speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination, while a headwind has the opposite effect.

The terms are also used metaphorically in business and elsewhere about circumstances where progress is made harder (headwind) or easier (tailwind).

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Headwind and tailwind

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A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel. A tailwind increases...

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Crosswind

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that is, the force can be separated into two vector components: the headwind or tailwind component in the direction of motion, the crosswind component perpendicular...

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Landing performance

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(ATC). An aircraft landing into a headwind will require less runway and will be able to vacate the runway sooner. Tailwind increases the ground speed of an...

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Ground speed

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aircraft's true airspeed and the current wind speed and direction; a headwind subtracts from the ground speed, while a tailwind adds to it. Winds at other...

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Bass Communion

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2003-2009 (2019) Vajrayana (2004) Dronework (2005) Haze Shrapnel (2008) Headwind/Tailwind (2009) Litany (2009) Sisters Oregon (2017) Bass Communion V Muslimgauze...

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Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145

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condition with headwind and tailwind. The flight crews then requested clearance to land at Runway 21. The controller then contacted Flight 1145 and advised that...

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Bicycle performance

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comes from a true headwind or tailwind. Then v a {\displaystyle v_{a}} is the scalar sum of v r {\displaystyle v_{r}} and the headwind or the difference...

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Maximum takeoff weight

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clearways and/or stopways. Runway wind component – The best condition is a strong headwind straight along the runway. The worst condition is a tailwind. If...

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Drag curve

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the headwind component to the best L/D for the maximum distance. For a tailwind, the origin is shifted to the left by the speed of the tailwind, and drawing...

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Mohawk Airlines Flight 112

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from a headwind to a tailwind. The Civil Aeronautics Board found the cause of the accident to be the pilot's decision to take off in bad weather, and cited...

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History of the GB Junior Rowing Composite System

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third race should take place the following day. It was claimed that the headwind benefited the newer composite eight crew who were heavier. Therefore, the...

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Russell Redenbaugh

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developed by Redenbaugh and his partner James Juliano, is based on understanding government policy, which produces headwinds and tailwinds for asset classes...

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Negative number

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jump, the wind assistance is measured and recorded, and is positive for a tailwind and negative for a headwind. Temperatures which are colder than 0 °C...

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Olympic Airways Flight 411

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a normal banked turn. At 2:05 pm, a light headwind gave the plane some altitude, which allowed Migadis and Fikardos to make a gradual turn to avoid crashing...

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Peruvian booby

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wing morphology and style of flight, they have a preference of flying across the wind, as opposed to flying with a tailwind or headwind. This is beneficial...

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Effects of weather on sport

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influence the way a shot is taken. A headwind can slow runners, while they may gain wind assistance from a tailwind. Some sports rely on the presence of...

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Marita Koch

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second 200 m performances was achieved into a headwind whereas both of Koch's performances of 21.71 had a tailwind. At the Moscow Olympics of 1980 Koch won...

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Trayvon Bromell

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4 m/s headwind. In the 200 m he lowered his personal best twice with times of 20.96 s in the preliminary and 20.91 s in the final despite headwinds. However...

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Clock code

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the left will blow us off course in that direction; a headwind will slow our progress, a tailwind will increase it. Converting this back to a heading correction...

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Marcell Jacobs

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becoming the 150th person in history and the second Italian to break the 10-second barrier. On 26 June 2021, into a headwind of −1.0 m/s in Rovereto, he broke...

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Codex on the Flight of Birds

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only way for a bird to ascend when in a tailwind is for the bird, at its peak ascent, to turn in a semicircle and face the wind to continue its ascension...

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Sudan Airways Flight 109

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they had a 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) headwind for landing, when they actually had a 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) tailwind.: 39  Sudan Airways Flight 139 Accident...

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Dynamic soaring

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now higher, as the tailwind has accelerated the glider. The loop continues with the glider re-entering the stationary airmass and turning around, maintaining...

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Crossing the Ditch

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presented a smooth, aerodynamic shape which reduced the tailwind advantage. In contrast, headwinds met a nearly vertical cabin entrance, which acted as a...

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