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From: dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: Re: gliding against the wind
Message-ID: <185@circadia.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 00:00:28 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 18 00:00:28 1985
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> If so, what's wrong
> with a "glider" going down wind to gain speed (and
> height?) AND THEN TURNING UPWIND?
>           
> 				Scott J. Berry
> 				ihnp4!hou2g!scott

The wind is irrelevant to the operation of a bird or an
airplane.  It can gain altitude just as well upwind as
downwind.
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