wind triangle
1Wind triangle — The wind triangle is a graphical representation of the relationship between aircraft motion and wind. It is used extensively in dead reckoning navigation.The wind triangle is a vector diagram, with three vectors.*The air vector represents the… …
2Wind barb — Wind Barbs are symbols used on weather maps [http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/latest run/wna ecg.anim.gif] to indicate the speed and direction of wind. A barb is comprised of a minimum of two straight lines, the longest of which indicates the… …
3Triangle control frame — The triangle control frame (TCF or A frame) is widely used in hang gliders, powered hang gliders, and ultralight aircraft. TCF is just one of many sorts of control solutions. TCF resolves a means of using weight shifting attitude control in… …
4Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …
5Wind profiler — at various elevations above the ground. Readings are made at each kilometer above sea level, up to the extent of the troposphere (up to the limit of the earths atmosphere, or 17 kilometers above mean sea level). Above this level there is… …
6Olympic triangle — The Olympic triangle is a sailing course used in racing dinghies, particularly at major regattas like State, National and World Titles and was used at the Olympics. (Olympic sailing now uses quadrilateral courses) The remainder of this article… …
7Sailing faster than the wind — Devices that are powered by sails (such as sailboats, iceboats and sand yachts) can sail (that is, advance over the surface) faster than the wind.[1] Such devices cannot do this when sailing dead downwind using simple square sails that are set… …
8The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — North American box art Developer(s) Nintendo EAD …
9Operation Frequent Wind — Part of the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam War …
10Catch the Wind (song) — Single infobox Name = Catch the Wind |200px Artist =Donovan from Album =What s Bin Did and What s Bin Hid Released =March 12, 1965 (UK) 1965 (US) B side = Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do? Format = 7 Recorded = 1965 Genre = folk Length = 2:21… …
