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/ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/
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ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd
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Noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel, especially perpendicularly.
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Correlation of the DFDR and CVR recordings disclosed that the flightcrew had set the flaps and stabilizer trim at 10° and about 5° aircraft noseup, respectively, for takeoff. A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR.
As part of its application, Macy's submitted "balloon control plans" describing how handlers, under the direction of a "pilot," were to navigate through intersections, where crosswinds can destabilize the balloons.
Further, a compass could only tell a pilot which direction the aircraft was pointing, but it didn’t exactly account for crosswinds that slowly pushed the aircraft sideways. A plane might appear to be flying directly west while actually drifting several miles off course.
Noun
wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft
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