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Old 19th Dec 2015, 20:42
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Total Air Temperature (aka TAT) is measured directly (sometimes subject to probe error corrections). Static Air Temperature is calculated from TAT and airspeed.
No one has invented a reliable, consistent method of measure Static Air Temperature.
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