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01-12-2009
ericsmith3d
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Slight change:
True-Wind Speed = (( a * a ) + ( b * b )) 1/2
should be
True-Wind Speed = (( a * a ) + ( b * b )) ^1/2
i.e. it's the square root of the sum of the squared sides, the Pythagorean Theorem.
Same for the formula for Apparent-Wind Speed.
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