Thread: Which is the best wind meter for wind estimation

Hey, hey, it's physics Friday

@Gillie and @veitnamcam, remember this debate ?

So I was watching the Litz DVD last night, and here is what the man himself says:

It is commonly misunderstood that the wind blows on the side of a bullet, and that is simply not accurate.

Because a bullet is stable it will point its nose into the wind.

It will align it's axis with the gross air vector (which will be at an angle to the line of sight due to crosswind). The aerodynamic air vector is always aligned with the bullet axis. The small lateral component of aerodynamic drag force is what will act to pull the bullet away from the line of sight.