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

In August, Altaeros Energies said it has financial backing from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to commercialize high-altitude wind technology.

From National Geographic • Dec. 29, 2015

According to weather experts, high-altitude wind patterns shifted so that cold Arctic air, instead of warming gradually as it drifted east over the U.S., rushed due south.

From Time Magazine Archive