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March 14th 12, 08:20 AM
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Calculating Headwind/Tailwind component
Hi Ramy,
See http://williams.best.vwh.net/avform.htm#Wind This may clarify it for you. Your formula is only correct if the wind is parallel to your ground track. It also approximates the correct value when wind speed is much smaller than airspeed. 
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