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Crosswind

A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel. This affects the aerodynamics of many forms of transport. Moving non-parallel to the wind direction creates a crosswind component on the object and thus increasing the apparent wind on the object; such use of cross wind travel is used to advantage by sailing…

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Crosswind

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples18
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Crosswind

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has impact · 8
Crosswind → Crosswinds, If, In, Smaller, SUVs, The, This, X/WIND
related to External links · 4
Crosswind → Bruce Miller, Crosswinds, E6BX Wind Components IllustratorAirplanes, The Wolfram Demonstrations Project
is a · 1
Crosswind → component of wind that is blowing across the runway
related to Definition · 1
Crosswind → When
see also · 1
Crosswind → Headwind

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wind component direction travel crosswinds side line also perpendicular force headwind tailwind speed often form use sailing etc vehicles see

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Crosswindis acomponent of wind that is blowing across the runway0.90text
vansinstance ofespecially when gusting conditions affect vehicles that have a large side area0.80text
SUVsinstance ofespecially when gusting conditions affect vehicles that have a large side area0.80text
and tractor-trailersinstance ofespecially when gusting conditions affect vehicles that have a large side area0.80text
Crosswindhas impactIn0.60section
Crosswindhas impactIf0.60section
Crosswindhas impactCrosswinds0.60section
Crosswindhas impactX/WIND0.60section
Crosswindhas impactSmaller0.60section
Crosswindhas impactSUVs0.60section
Crosswindhas impactThis0.60section
Crosswindhas impactThe0.60section

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