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Ground speed is the horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground. An aircraft heading vertically would have a ground speed of zero. Information displayed to passengers through the entertainment system often gives the aircraft's ground speed rather than its airspeed.
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How do head- and tailwinds affect airspeed?
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It's quite a common confusion when explaining speed to passengers - when someone asks "how fast are we going" they usually mean "how fast are we going over the ground" in which case you want Knots Groundspeed … If I'm flying at 500kts (airspeed) into a 100kt headwind, my groundspeed will only be 400kts.
I hope this helps! …
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