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Wind Calculator on Windows Pc

Developed By: DBG Nautical

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 328 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.0.60
Size 3.2 MB
Release Date December 13, 23
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (1)]

What's New:
Upgrade to Android SDK level 33 [see more]

Description from Developer:
Based on ship's data (heading and speed over ground), this nautical wind calculator returns true and apparent wind (speed and direction). Anemometers on board of a ship often m... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Wind Calculator and install on Windows PC. Wind Calculator is free Education app, developed by DBG Nautical. Latest version of Wind Calculator is 0.0.60, was released on 2023-12-13 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Wind Calculator is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 328 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 328 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Wind Calculator on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Wind Calculator on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Wind Calculator on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Wind Calculator using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Wind Calculator" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Wind Calculator on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Wind Calculator" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Based on ship's data (heading and speed over ground), this nautical wind calculator returns true and apparent wind (speed and direction). Anemometers on board of a ship often measure apparent wind. This app lets you quickly convert to true wind.

You can also convert true wind to apparent wind. The calculator has a help page which clearly explains all symbols used.

The power of this calculator is the graphical solution or plot, clearly showing how wind vector and ship movement vector are added as a vector sum. Make sure you understand this plotting technique very well.

In the theory section, the Beaufort scale of wind force and effects of wind on the sea are explained. This will help you estimating true wind direction and wind speed based on the state of the sea.

This section ends with some useful formulas to convert between true and apparent wind.
Upgrade to Android SDK level 33
Allows applications to open network sockets.