What does true airspeed mean?

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true airspeed

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

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The speed of an aircraft relative to the air mass within which it is flying.

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true airspeeds (plural)

calibrated airspeed crossover airspeed equivalent airspeed indicated airspeed

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What does true airspeed mean?: The speed of an aircraft relative to the air mass within which it is flying.

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