Wind triangle
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In air navigation, the wind triangle is a graphical representation of the relationship between aircraft motion and wind. It is used extensively in dead reckoning navigation.
The wind triangle graphically represents the relationships among velocity vectors used for air navigation.
Drift meter
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A drift meter, also drift indicator and drift sight, is an optical device used to improve dead reckoning for aircraft navigation by measuring wind effect on flight.
Wind triangle
…E6B flight computer. Drift meter Air Navigation. Department of the Air Force. 1 December 1989. AFM 51-40…
Douglas DC-6B drift meter in Finnish Aviation Museum.