windVectors_headwind: Calculate Direct Wind Component

In peconeto/safetydata: Aviation Safety Analytical Tools

Description

Function to calculate direct wind component from total wind vector.

Usage

windVectors_headwind(True_Heading_deg, True_Wind_Direction_From_deg,
  Wind_Speed_kts)

Arguments

True_Heading_deg	True aircraft heading in degrees of bearing (North == 0)
Wind_Speed_kts	Wind speed in knots
True_Wind_Direction_From_Deg	True wind direction (from) in degrees of bearing (North == 0)

Value

Direct wind component in knots (headwind = positive; tailwind = negative)

See Also

windVectors_crosswind

Examples

windVectors_headwind(0, 270, 10) # Direct crosswind has no direct wind component
windVectors_headwind(0, 0, 10) # Headwind has a positive value
windVectors_headwind(0, 150, 10) # Tailwind has a negative value
windVectors_headwind(0, 540, 10) # Degree values >=360 can be used (360 == 0)

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