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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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