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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Abbreviated IAS.) The [[airspeed]] read or recorded directly from an airspeed  indicator.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Indicated airspeed is usually lower than the actual airspeed and must be corrected for both  [[temperature]] and [[density]] to yield [[true airspeed]]. The [[correction]] is quickly accomplished on an  ordinary navigational computer.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 30 March 2024

(Abbreviated IAS.) The airspeed read or recorded directly from an airspeed indicator.

Indicated airspeed is usually lower than the actual airspeed and must be corrected for both temperature and density to yield true airspeed. The correction is quickly accomplished on an ordinary navigational computer.

(Abbreviated IAS.) The airspeed read or recorded directly from an airspeed indicator.

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