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JovialCider t1_isr4svc wrote

Reply to comment by corrado33 in TIL: Airplanes take off and land into the wind. They takeoff into the wind to reduce the groundspeed required to lift and land into it to reduce groundspeed when landing. by Key-Code-4296

OK so we need a treadmill for the air. A really big wind tunnel?

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moldymoosegoose t1_isr7lyc wrote

You need momentum too. Otherwise you'll get lift until the wind stops and drop right back down again.

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