Computes the glide distance adjusted for a headwind or tailwind component.
Wind affects glide distance by changing the aircraft's groundspeed while the
vertical descent rate remains the same. A headwind reduces glide distance; a
tailwind extends it.
The wind correction scales the no-wind glide distance by the ratio of
groundspeed to true airspeed during the glide. The consumer provides the
best-glide TAS and the headwind/tailwind component (positive = headwind,
negative = tailwind).
Parameters
altitudeAglFt: number
Altitude above ground level in feet.
glideRatio: number
Glide ratio (dimensionless, e.g. 10:1 = 10).
bestGlideTasKt: number
True airspeed at best glide speed in knots.
headwindKt: number
Headwind component in knots (positive = headwind, negative = tailwind).
Computes the glide distance adjusted for a headwind or tailwind component.
Wind affects glide distance by changing the aircraft's groundspeed while the vertical descent rate remains the same. A headwind reduces glide distance; a tailwind extends it.
The wind correction scales the no-wind glide distance by the ratio of groundspeed to true airspeed during the glide. The consumer provides the best-glide TAS and the headwind/tailwind component (positive = headwind, negative = tailwind).