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darrellbear t1_isrhg1z wrote on October 18, 2022 at 3:56 AM

Reply to comment by Iz-kan-reddit 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

This is why aircraft carriers turn into the wind when launching or landing aircraft.