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airspeed the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it moves airspeed [′er‚spēd] (aerospace engineering) The speed of an airborne object relative to the atmosphere; in a calm atmosphere, airspeed equals ground speed. 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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