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Old 1st February 2005 | 22:14
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john_tullamarine
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From: various places .....
If you want to strain the grey matter a bit, refer to any standard undergrad aerodynamics text .. in essence, the story is

M = TAS/local speed of sound

where local speed of sound, a

a/a0 = SQRT (T/T0)

where subscript 0 indicates standard sea level values and T is absolute (Kelvin or Rankine),

eg a0 = 661.48 kt and T0 = 288.15 K = 15 C

Rearranging for TAS

= M * a

= M * a0/SQRT(T0) * SQRT(T)

Substitute for whatever system of units is your cup of tea .. add a few unit conversion factors to taste and you end up with the sort of equation you are looking for .. something along the lines of

For

TAS kt
OAT C

= M * 661.48 / SQRT(288.15) * SQRT(273.15 + C)

= 38.97 * M * SQRT(273.15 + C)

(assuming I haven't made any numeric errors along the way .. )
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