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Is is possible for an airplane to be in air at standstill condition?
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Technically, but unlikely.
For instance, a slow airplane is capable of staying in the air at about 30 knots/34 mph. 34 mph is a pretty strong wind, but in hurricanes, winds can be as fast as 150 mph. If a plane is flying directly into the wind at 30 knots, and the wind is blowing at 30 knots, the plane will not be moving relative to the ground. (Ground speed zero). The planes airspeed will still be 30 knots.
NASA has a plane that goes very slow (slower than a bicycle). In a stiff wind, it will go backwards relative to the ground.
Most pilots wouldn't fly in a wind that was blowing at a speed capable of holding them in one place. Not because of any danger in the air, because there wouldn't be, but because landing (on the runway) would be extremely difficult to impossible.
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