On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:51:05 +0000, Flydive wrote:

Stealth Pilot wrote:

in our military's flying the cruise speed is over 250knots. I know
that they do not factor wind speed in their calcs because it is
insignificant.
Stealth Pilot

That simply cannot be true

well it is the case. do the calcs yourself on a whizwheel.
250 knots and a worst case of 10 knots from the side.
remember that the calcs are for fuel burn and range the actual flying
being done with instrument assistance.