No, planes fly because of "lift" a low pressure area created on top of the wing by wing design and speed. I am an ex aircraft mechanic, you don't need any wind at all to fly.
I'm a pilot. Angle of attack is based on relative wind speed. The lift generating pressure that you're talking about is the direct result of a difference in relative wind speed from the top of the airfoil and the bottom. So is the course flown by the aircraft vs the direct heading.
Arguing that a commonly understood concept of "relative wind speed" isn't a thing seems retarded.
The "wind speed" comes from the speed of the plane, not the rotation of the earth. You argument is misdirection.
No. You are the one mis directing.
I said that the reason there isn't 66,000 mph winds blowing past us as we move is because of the relative wind speed concept. If the earth is doing 66,000 and the wind is doing 66,020, we feel 20 mph.
You're the one that said relative wind speed isn't real.
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