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  2. Indicated airspeed - Wikipedia

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    A basic airspeed indicator with the indicated airspeed (IAS) indicated in knots ("Kt" or "Kts" or "KIAS") -- the most common unit of measure for airspeed. Some airspeed indicators in aircraft prior to the mid-1970s indicate in miles per hour plus knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph) or kilometers per hour (1 knot = 1.85 km/h).

  3. Knot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The knot is a non-SI unit. [5] The knot is used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation. A vessel travelling at 1 knot along a meridian travels approximately one minute of geographic latitude in one hour.

  4. Airspeed indicator - Wikipedia

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    The recommendation by ICAO is to use km/h, however knots (kt) is currently the most used unit. The ASI measures the pressure differential between static pressure from the static port, and total pressure from the pitot tube. This difference in pressure is registered with the ASI pointer on the face of the instrument. [1]

  5. True airspeed - Wikipedia

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    Here the speed is displayed both in knots (kn) and miles per hour (mph). The true airspeed (TAS; also KTAS, for knots true airspeed) of an aircraft is the speed of the aircraft relative to the air mass through which it is flying. The true airspeed is important information for accurate navigation of an aircraft.

  6. Calibrated airspeed - Wikipedia

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    These formulae can then be used to calibrate an airspeed indicator when impact pressure is measured using a water manometer or accurate pressure gauge. If using a water manometer to measure millimeters of water the reference pressure ( P 0 {\\displaystyle P_{0}} ) may be entered as 10333 mm H 2 O {\\displaystyle H_{2}O} .

  7. Airspeed - Wikipedia

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    An airspeed indicator is a differential pressure gauge with the pressure reading expressed in units of speed, rather than pressure. The airspeed is derived from the difference between the ram air pressure from the pitot tube, or stagnation pressure, and the static pressure. The pitot tube is mounted facing forward; the static pressure is ...

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  9. Equivalent airspeed - Wikipedia

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    where a 0 is 1,225 km/h (661.45 kn) (the standard speed of sound at 15 °C), M is the Mach number, P is static pressure, and P 0 is standard sea level pressure (1013.25 hPa). Combining the above with the expression for Mach number gives EAS as a function of impact pressure and static pressure (valid for subsonic flow):