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  2. Indicated airspeed - Wikipedia

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    convert CAS to equivalent airspeed (EAS) by allowing for compressibility effects (not necessary at slow speed or low altitude); EAS is used by aircraft engineers and some very high-altitude flying aircraft such as the U-2 and the SR-71; convert EAS to true airspeed (TAS) by allowing for differences in density altitude.

  3. Air velocity - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Air velocity may refer to: Wind speed, the speed of the air currents; Airspeed, the speed of an aircraft ...

  4. Equivalent airspeed - Wikipedia

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    In aviation, equivalent airspeed (EAS) is calibrated airspeed (CAS) corrected for the compressibility of air at a non-trivial Mach number. It is also the airspeed at sea level in the International Standard Atmosphere at which the dynamic pressure is the same as the dynamic pressure at the true airspeed (TAS) and altitude at which the aircraft ...

  5. Calibrated airspeed - Wikipedia

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    The ratio of specific heats for air is assumed to be 1.4. These formulae can then be used to calibrate an airspeed indicator when impact pressure ( q c {\\displaystyle q_{c}} ) is measured using a water manometer or accurate pressure gauge.

  6. Airspeed - Wikipedia

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    Airspeed is commonly given in knots (kn). Since 2010, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommends using kilometers per hour (km/h) for airspeed (and meters per second for wind speed on runways), but allows using the de facto standard of knots, and has no set date on when to stop.

  7. Actual cubic feet per minute - Wikipedia

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    Actual cubic feet per minute (ACFM) is a unit of volumetric flow. It is commonly used by manufacturers of blowers and compressors. [1] This is the actual gas delivery with reference to inlet conditions, whereas cubic foot per minute (CFM) is an unqualified term and should only be used in general and never accepted as a specific definition without explanation.

  8. Heading (navigation) - Wikipedia

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    The drift angle (shaded red) is due to the wind velocity (W/V, in green). In navigation , the heading of a vessel or aircraft is the compass direction in which the craft's bow or nose is pointed. Note that the heading may not necessarily be the direction that the vehicle actually travels, which is known as its course .

  9. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    The factor–label method can convert only unit quantities for which the units are in a linear relationship intersecting at 0 (ratio scale in Stevens's typology). Most conversions fit this paradigm. An example for which it cannot be used is the conversion between the Celsius scale and the Kelvin scale (or the Fahrenheit scale). Between degrees ...