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airspeed [ˈɛəˌspiːd] n (Engineering / Aeronautics) the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it moves Compare groundspeed The speed of an aircraft relative to its surrounding air mass. The unqualified term "airspeed" can mean any one of the following. a. calibrated airspeed--Indicated airspeed corrected for instrument installation error. b. equivalent airspeed--Calibrated airspeed corrected for compressibility error. c. indicated airspeed--The airspeed shown by an airspeed indicator. d. true airspeed--Equivalent airspeed corrected for error due to air density (altitude and temperature). ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The system, Enterprise AIRSpeed, integrates modern solutions for
business practices used by major corporations such as Boeing, General
Electric, and Microsoft, and applies them to a military environment. The crew noted the airspeed was
near zero and altitude was just less than 14,000 feet. But as the air gets thinner with altitude, an airspeed indication
at a constant speed means increasing airspeed over the ground; that,
plus a partial tail wind of 20 knots put the airplane's speed over
the water at 279 knots at the time of the first event. |
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