Weathervaning

"Kobra" wrote in message
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Do I fly?! Don't be a wise ass...why do you think they call it
"weathervaning"? What does a weathervane do? It turns the "weathervane"
into the relative wind. An airplane is a weathervane too and the wind can
and does turn an airplane into the relative wind. Definition:
"weathervaning".


As others have pointed out, it's only "weathervaning" if the aircraft is in
contact with the ground the same as a weathervane on a building. If the
airplane is airborne it is in a moving air mass and by definition can not
"weathervane". Think about it, if airplanes "weathervaned" in flight every
plane in the sky would want to turn into the wind instead of going where you
wanted it to. Relative wind in flight is airflow opposite the direction of
aircraft movement through the air mass, it is not defined as a headwind,
crosswind or tailwind.

The aircraft I primarily fly is a b*#&h on the ground in a crosswind due to
the large vertical stab area and the arm from the vertical to the center of
pressure. But, once airborne she's a beauty.

Regards,
Mish