"equivalent airspeed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: equivalent airspeeds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} equivalent airspeed (usually uncountable, plural equivalent airspeeds)
  1. (aviation) Dynamic pressure expressed as airspeed; the airspeed at sea level in the International Standard Atmosphere at which an airplane would experience the same dynamic pressure as it does in its current flight conditions; calibrated airspeed corrected for errors introduced by the compressibility of air at nonzero Mach numbers. Wikipedia link: equivalent airspeed Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: EAS Coordinate_terms: calibrated airspeed, indicated airspeed, true airspeed
    Sense id: en-equivalent_airspeed-en-noun-L6GggXel Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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