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Old 2nd Dec 2009, 00:55
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Brian Abraham
 
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Because of compressibility the measured IAT (Indicated Air Temp) is higher than the actual true OAT. Approximately

IAT=OAT+K*TAS^2/7592

The recovery factor K depends on installation and is usually in the range 0.95 to 1.0 but can be as low as 0.7

OAT =(IAT+273.15)/(1+0.2*K*M^2)-273.15
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