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Q: Does true airspeed increase with altitude?
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What is True airspeed indicator?

It's an airspeed indicator that compensates for outside temperature and barometric pressure at altitude.


What indicated airspeed should be selected for a particular altitude?

Basically, there are indicated, true and ground speeds. Indicated airspeed takes air pressure differences from a sensor, corrects for pressure altitude (altitude adjusted for barometric pressure) and for temperature to determine true airspeed (speed through the ocean of air). True airspeed is adjusted for winds to get ground speed. There are many factors to consider when selecting a particular air speed. For a particular airplane, fuel efficiency generally decreases with airspeed. Increased airspeed places more demands on piloting skills. If you know all the factors, you can determine the indicated of airspeed in the cockpit. Conversely, if the factors are known, ground speed can be determined from indicated airspeed. Winds aloft, which often change with altitude, are a bigger factor for small planes than for large commercial aircraft on a schedule. For fuel efficiency reasons, when experiencing a tailwind, use a lower indicated airspeed. Conversely, when in a headwind, use a higher airspeed. Either the benefits are greater or the penalty is not as severe when wind is considered. Look at it this way. You would like to stay in a tailwind to get that free push as long as possible, so, fly slower. Different airplanes have different fuel efficiency with airspeed characteristics so the optimum airspeed would vary with the airplane, the priorities of schedule, fuel efficiency and safety as well as weather conditions. Indicated airspeed decreases with altitude, so an altitude correction must be used to get the true airspeed as well as a temperature correction (it gets colder up there). They say speed is money. How fast do you want to go? So, it is a trade off among competing factors.


Why helicopter speed reduce as increase altitude?

Because as you increase altitude, the density of air decreases. To compensate for the decreased air density the rotor blades need a greater angle of attack, pushing the retreating blade closer to stall(reducing the maximum airspeed)


What is equivalent airspeed?

Equivalent airspeed is speed at sea level in which the incompressible dynamic pressure can be produces as if it were at true airspeed. Equivalent airspeed is used to predict aircraft handling.


How an airspeed indicator works?

the airspeed indicator works by measuring the increase in air pressure caused by the moving aircraft


How airspeed indicator works?

the airspeed indicator works by measuring the increase in air pressure caused by the moving aircraft


Why does atmospheric pressure increase with height?

The opposite is true. Atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude.


Why as density altitude increase reduce speed of helicopter?

To compensate for the decreased air density the rotor blades need a greater angle of attack, pushing the retreating blade closer to stall(reducing the maximum airspeed)


What is the limitation of the airspeed indicator?

some V speeds are not indicated, It doesn't show true airspeed or ground speed.


What raises and lowers a plane during flight?

It depends on your airspeed. At normal cruise airspeed, an increase or decrease of engine thrust causes an aircraft to ascend or descend. At approach airspeed, a slower airspeed with flaps lowered, raising or lowering the elevators causes the aircraft to ascend or descend.


Why drag increases as lift increase - for helis?

The production of lift creates induced drag. To create more lift, more airspeed is needed, and with airspeed, comes drag.


Why does ozone increase at low altitude?

Ozone increase at low altitude. It also becomes a pollutant.