air-temperature correction
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air-temperature correction
(′er ¦tem·prə·chər kə′rek·shən)
(navigation) A correction to a sextant altitude reading, required because of the air temperature. A correction required in the airspeed as read by a pitot tube to arrive at true airspeed.
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