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high-altitude wind



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So it had to have a moment of subtle, high-altitude wind whistle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

Virgin Galactic has said high-altitude wind caused the change in flight path and insisted the two pilots responded appropriately.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

Virgin Galactic said high-altitude wind caused the change in flight path and insisted the two pilots “responded appropriately.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2021

Since wind gains strength at higher heights and blows faster across the blades, high-altitude wind turbines or kites can generate much more electricity than even the tallest tower-mounted ones.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 29, 2015

The ship to be built at Friedrichshafen will first make an exhaustive study of high-altitude wind currents over the South Atlantic.

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