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Old 24th May 2010 | 10:21
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FLEXPWR
 
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From: Vega Constellation
LSS or Mach?

If it is the relationship to the Mach number you're looking for, then there is a simple way to remember, here we go:

Chicken Tikka Massala

C for Calibrated (most aircraft today display CAS as IAS)
T for True airspeed (TAS)
M for Mach

At sea level, in ISA, all 3 should nearly be in the same spot, as well as Ground Speed if there is no wind.

As you gain altitude, C is less than T, and T is less than M.

3 possible scenarios (scenarii for the purists):

Constant CAS = TAS & Mach will increase with altitude
Constant TAS = CAS decreases and Mach increases with altitude
Constant Mach = CAS & TAS decrease with altitude

But I am probably off-topic, unless your question was about the Mach, and not the LSS.

Flex
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