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Aircraft measure two kinds of speed, air speed and speed over ground. Air speed is measured by the flow of air one way or another. Speed over ground can nowadays easily be measured by GPS. Or the Old fashioned way of checking the time it takes to pass from one land mark to another.
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How is the speed of an aircraft measured?
the speed is measured by using primary flight instrument...this instrument have air speed indicator by which v cn measure d speed of airplane..
What is the role of wind in flying an airplane?
Wing plays an important role in the speed of an airplane. A headwind reduces the speed of the aircraft. A tailwind increases the speed of the aircraft.
Some aircraft can fly faster than the speed of sound what is such speed called?
They are called Supersonic aircraft. Some aircraft can only do that. Some planes have reached even Hypersonic speeds.
How much does the speed increase of an object on a airtrack?
According to the speed of the aircraft on which the object is loaded
Is speed meter measure velocity?
no ... not SPEED OF A MOVING CAR ......IT is to measure the average speed of a carThis can help :DRoy , Brunei
How do you mease speed for helicopters?
You measure forward air speed in the same way you do in any aircraft.
How is the speed of an aircraft measured?
the speed is measured by using primary flight instrument...this instrument have air speed indicator by which v cn measure d speed of airplane..
How speed calculated in aircraft?
One way to measure airspeed is to use a device called a pitot tube.
How do you read a aircraft speedometer?
The speedometer of an aircraft measures air speed - that is, is measures the speed of the air going past the aircraft. Airspeed is measure in KIAS - Knots-Indicated Airspeed. There is a method of converting KIAS to true airspeed and ground speed, but, on the subject of ground speed, this is usually done simply by using GPS and LORAN equipment on board, or readings from ground radar units.
How can an aircraft reduce the speed in the air?
during flight aircraft reduce speed by spoiler
What is an aircraft's speed controlled by?
the speed of the engines
What is a mach number in aeroplanes?
The mach number is the speed of an aircraft, expressed as a fraction of the speed of sound in the atmospheric conditions in which the aircraft is flying. An aircraft flying at mach 1 is flying at the speed of sound.
What is the speed limit for aircraft taxiways?
This depends on whether you are looking for aircraft speed limits or motor vehicle speed limits.
How you can measure aircraft utilization?
Aircraft productivity is the measure of the craft's productivity. It's measured by dividing aircraft block hours by the days allocated to service on air.
Measure of speed at mach 1?
Mach number is a ratio of the speed of a body (aircraft) to the speed of sound in the undisturbed medium through which the body is traveling. It is said that the aircraft is flying at Mach 1 if its speed is equal to the speed of sound in air (which is 332 m/s or 1195 km/hr or 717 miles/hour.) An aircraft flying at Mach 2 is flying at twice the speed of sound in air, etc.Mach 1 = Speed of SoundSpeed of Sound = 332 m/s or 1195 km/hr or 717 miles/hour or 1,125 ft/s
What is groundspeed of the aircraft?
Ground speed is the speed the aircraft has compared to the ground. This is usually different from air speed, which is the aircraft's speed compared to the surrounding air. Thus an aircraft with 400 kph air speed and 50 kph headwind has a ground speed of 350 kph. For fun: with light aircraft with very low stall speeds it's possible to fly backwards (compared to the ground) if they fly into a headwind that's stronger than their lowest stall speed. I.e. their ground speed is negative.
Term used for velocity of an aircraft at the speed of sound?
When an aircraft travels at the speed of sound, it is said to be travelling at Mach 1.
