airspeed
Cockpit gauge reading
Airspeed is how fast an aircraft moves through the air, as distinct from its speed over the ground.
Wind affects the difference—a plane flying into a headwind has lower ground speed than airspeed.
Pilots monitor airspeed closely because it determines lift: The pilot increased airspeed before climbing.
Measured height above reference
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
turbulence · throttle · aerodynamics · aircraft · jet · propeller · glide · soar
altitude
Measured height above reference
pilot · turbulence · throttle · aerodynamics · aircraft · jet · propeller · glide · soar · airborne
anemometer
Instrument measuring air velocity
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- knotsSecured loops in rope
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
gauge · readout · dial · sensor · avionics · display · warning · limitation
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- aviation termsradar, tower, runway, landing strip, flight plan
- airplane takeoffrunway, liftoff, lift-off, thrust, flaps
- speed termsacceleration, speedometer, momentum, terminal velocity, rate of change
airspeedstall
Enclosed compartment or delay
hover · stationary · hovering · standstill · motionless
airs, air, speed, speedway, airspace, wind speed, groundspeed