tailwind

We can land in just about anything except a tailwind, you know.

Today, Johnson had a legal tailwind of 2.80 miles an hour.

Similarly with a tailwind, it's not exactly behind you, but just a bit to one side.

He now remembered the pilot saying something about a tailwind.

A strong tailwind put the flight three and a half hours ahead of schedule.

He benefited from a tailwind of 2.9 meters a second.

"The tailwind will work in our favor as we head out.

With the help of a tailwind they averaged 105 miles an hour for the 1,680-nautical-mile flight.

The winning time was 5 minutes 36.5 seconds for the 2,000-meter course, fast because of a strong tailwind.

Only the really lucky get a tailwind that takes them to the shore.

At full speed, and with a slight tailwind, he'd be there in an hour.

Even with a brisk tailwind it would be a long trip home.

If it was start to finish in the same place, at least part of the way you'd have tailwind."

It is possible the aircraft was pushed by a sudden tailwind.

The cold current was opposite to that of the warm one, giving them an effective tailwind.

We were hoping you'd have a tailwind, but sometimes things don't work out, you know?

Despite a brisk tailwind, neither winner was close to the course record.

The tailwind has stolen some time from your life.

At 300 feet above ground level, the wind changed from a headwind to a tailwind.

The numbers on the speedometer go up to 220, in case you catch a good tailwind.

But a funny thing happened to the 747 on the way to the graveyard: it found a new tailwind, and a strong one at that.

The American plane picked up a stronger tailwind than expected, and the warning turned red again.

Betty's top speed, downhill with a tailwind, is 48 miles per hour.

The ball began to rise with the tailwind and sailed perfectly to rest 6 feet from the cup.

A tailwind will reduce the drag and the bullet drop.