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Old 11-03-2011, 01:38 AM
IvanK IvanK is offline
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Err I ride jetstreams for a living they don't affect TAS just the Groundspeed.

Whether I am in the jetstream or not the Mach number and or IAS and the TAS are the same, the Groundspeed changes though. If i was in the centre of a jetsream and performed a 180degree turn all that changes is groundspeed, IAS/TAS and Mach number remain the same.

Have a look here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_airspeed

and here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_speed

Last edited by IvanK; 11-03-2011 at 01:45 AM.
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