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A crosswind is wind blowing across the direction of travel of an aircraft (as opposed to a headwind or tailwind).

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Is there a crosswind that would perfectly cancel out the "torque" of a C172 on takeoff?

For example, a 90 degree crosswind would need a lower velocity to counter the torque, whereas a narrow angle crosswind would need a much higher velocity. … To make this easier to imagine, consider a craft moving at 500kts with a 20kts 90 degree crosswind vs a craft moving at 5kts with the same crosswind. …
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