indicated airspeed


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indicated airspeed

[′in·də‚kād·əd ′er‚spēd]
(aerospace engineering)
The airspeed as shown by a differential-pressure airspeed indicator, uncorrected for instrument and installation errors; a simple computation for altitude and temperature converts indicated airspeed to true airspeed. Abbreviated IAS.
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