> Air resistance goes up by the square of the velocity But you measure speed in this context relative to the air, not the ground. The fact that the plane is n

> Air resistance goes up by the square of the velocity But you measure speed in this context relative to the air, not the ground. The fact that the plane is now moving across land much much quicker due to winds aloft is completely irrelevant from an aerodynamics perspective. The plane doesn’t even “know” that it’s getting there sooner.