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<blockquote data-quote="RBrowning" data-source="post: 52017" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>Ian, your pilot friend was right, for as accurate as he could measure. Both planes take off into a sea of flowing air and are moved allog with it at the same speed as the wind. The difference is how quickly the planes "accelerate" from a laterial speed of zero up to match the 10 MPH cross wind. The lighter cub would actually get up to that wind speed quicker than the 747, but they will both eventually reach that speed and then follow parallel paths. The difference is in the acceleration sideways due to the wind. There will be a difference, but we are talking a few seconds compared to an hours flight time. The difference can't be measured by the pilot.</p><p></p><p>In our world of LRH the flight time is so short that we hit the target (hopefully <img src="http://images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> ) before the bullets are up to that speed. Therfore we see and measure the difference. We are just using a much finer measuring scale than your pilot friend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RBrowning, post: 52017, member: 412"] Ian, your pilot friend was right, for as accurate as he could measure. Both planes take off into a sea of flowing air and are moved allog with it at the same speed as the wind. The difference is how quickly the planes "accelerate" from a laterial speed of zero up to match the 10 MPH cross wind. The lighter cub would actually get up to that wind speed quicker than the 747, but they will both eventually reach that speed and then follow parallel paths. The difference is in the acceleration sideways due to the wind. There will be a difference, but we are talking a few seconds compared to an hours flight time. The difference can't be measured by the pilot. In our world of LRH the flight time is so short that we hit the target (hopefully [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] ) before the bullets are up to that speed. Therfore we see and measure the difference. We are just using a much finer measuring scale than your pilot friend. [/QUOTE]
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