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Old February 24th 04, 03:13 PM
James L. Freeman
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Default Crosswind components

Can someone offer a non-mathematical EXPLANATION (as opposed to
DESCRIPTION) of why the speed of headwind and crosswind components of
a wind add up to more than the speed of the wind?

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