alt Hacker News> A headwind makes it harder to advance in the direction you're going
nit: except in aviation
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wood_spirit • today at 5:40 AM
Surely a headwind makes an aircraft travel slower over the ground so it takes longer to reach the destination?
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Also in aviation, but with caveats; you want to take off and land with a headwind, because the headwind gives a greater airspeed which means greater lift.