indicated airspeed

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indicated airspeed (usually uncountable, plural indicated airspeeds)

  1. (aviation) The airspeed displayed by an aircraft's airspeed indicator based on measurements from the pitot-static system; the airspeed used by pilots and air traffic control when flying and controlling aircraft.

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