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An aircraft takes off or lands into the wind, it gives them the ability to be traveling slower relative to the ground and still have lift. Suppose a small aircraft has a stall airspeed, or the speed below which it doesn't produce enough lift to stay aloft, of 50mph. If it comes in for a … Read more

I am not a pilot, but I would also guess that flying directly into the wind on takeoff essentially limits any lateral force on the plane that the pilot may otherwise need to compensate for.

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