calibrated airspeed

noun

An aircraft's indicated airspeed corrected for errors introduced by instrument variations and by the position on the aircraft of the sensors of the aircraft's pitot-static system.

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Meanings

nouncalibrated airspeed (usually uncountable, plural calibrated airspeeds)

plural calibrated airspeeds

  1. uncountableusuallyaeronauticsAn aircraft's indicated airspeed corrected for errors introduced by instrument variations and by the position on the aircraft of the sensors of the aircraft's pitot-static system.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aircraft's indicated airspeed corrected for errors introduced by instrument variations and by the position on the aircraft of the sensors of the aircraft's pitot-static system.

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APA

calibrated airspeed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calibrated%20airspeed

MLA

“calibrated airspeed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calibrated%20airspeed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calibrated airspeed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calibrated%20airspeed.

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