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Aim of an airspeed indicator in aircraft

What is the main aim of an airspeed indicator in aircraft?

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The main purpose of an airspeed indicator in an aircraft is to provide the pilot a few sense of how fast the aircraft is moving. The Pitot tube, that is a forward pointing hollow tube which is mounted on the plane, is pressurized by the force of air, the plane encounters as it flies. The air pressure is compared to static reference, and the difference is comparative to the airspeed. The faster the plane moves the high the pressure in the Pitot tube, and the bigger the difference between that and the reference. All that will outcome in higher indicated air speed. There are several issues related with the accuracy of the system (such as whenever the plane is flying into the head-wind), and information lying on. The pictures are informative, and the reader can pick up a handful of specialized terms associating to the device and the principles on which it operates.

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