So you're saying if the wind is strong enough the right airplane can take off with 0 or negative speed?
Has this ever been done? Excluding VTOL aircrafts of course.
Has this ever been done? Excluding VTOL aircrafts of course.
If the wind is strong enough, the wings are just sails; you can catch it like a kite, and up you go.
Headwind is a significant consideration of pretty much every take-off and landing. For instance, battle-ready aircraft carriers constantly maintain a position with their catapults launching into the wind.
I found this: https://youtu.be/vas0nVTLyCM