Airplanes can travel faster when flying in the same direction as the wind. Conversely, an airplane will fly slower (and use more fuel) when flying into headwinds. Total Thrust Of course, ...

Les: The wind can either be blowing straight down the ... so it's not like the pilots are flying through a slight summer breeze. Of course the ultimate goal is for the aircraft to land straight ...

Pilots use them to see the wind direction. Windsocks point away from the wind. They also show wind speed. The higher the sock is flying, the stronger the wind is. PUPIL: Put the wind sock in the ...

KiteKRAFT is the new company out of Germany that has just completed successful testing of its flying wind turbine. It’s a real kite, although it can also be likened to a glider with “propellers” ...