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What is an airspeed?

What is an airspeed? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (aviation) The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying.
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The plane's clamshell airbrakes at the back of the fuselage keep airspeed from rising uncontrollably during the dive.
Begin with airspeed, and use the pointed handle of the true airspeed indicator as a speed bug for Vr, Vy or approach speed.
As he climbed back into his seat, the copilot's airspeed indicator began to rapidly decrease.
Every additional knot of airspeed when crossing the threshold will cause the aircraft to float an additional 1,000 feet down the runway.
A no-flap approach was flown with a 220,000 lb gross weight, flying at 198 knots indicated airspeed.
In reality, we control airspeed and altitude with the coordinated use of both pitch and power.

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