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Conversely, tailwinds are bad on take-off and landing, but are good in flight.

aircraft"s true airspeed and the current wind speed and direction; a headwind subtracts from the ground speed, while a tailwind adds to it.

Aircraft usually have maximum tailwind and crosswind components which they cannot exceed.

The fastest edition of the race was 1975 when a tailwind helped Freddy Maertens finish with an average speed of 46.

Winds at other angles to the heading will have components of either headwind or tailwind as well as a crosswind.

editions have had an overall downhill drop, as well as athlete-assisting tailwinds.

Post millThomas Budgen 1665 – 1716John Budgen 1716 – 1765widow Budgen 1765 – 1768Ezekiel Budgen 1768 – ?John Jupp 1807 – ?William Jupp 1880 – 1934Stanley Jupp 1934 – 1962Gerald " Raymond Thomas 1962 – 1996Smock millWilliam Budgen 1797 – ?Edward Scott 1885 – 1914NotesA windmill is tailwinded when the wind blows onto the sails from the rear.

division of the WIAA, formed in 1931; members under 7 years old were called "tailwinds", and those from 7 through 20 years old were called "zoomers".

A tailwind increases.

5 knots of crosswind and 13 knots of headwind on runway 06, or 13 knots of tailwind on runway 24.

A tailwind increases the object's speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination, while a headwind has the opposite effect.

Synonyms:

wind, air current, current of air,

Antonyms:

lower, stay in place, uncoil, unwind,