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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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Every additional knot of airspeed when crossing the threshold will cause the aircraft to float an additional 1,000 feet down the runway.
Also, due to the static port's position, many airspeed indicators are inaccurate during a slip.
As he climbed back into his seat, the copilot's airspeed indicator began to rapidly decrease.
This mission consists of up to 100 waypoints, guiding the aircraft home using altitude and airspeed settings at each waypoint.
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.

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