Boeing PFD IAS or CAS
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Boeing PFD IAS or CAS
Scratching my head here. Is Boeing PFDs using IAS or CAS? I always assumed it was IAS because thats what its experiencing when flying through the atmosphere and reading the air density. Or the air molecules going over the wing at higher altitude which is important not TAS. As we know higher up air density decreases so to maintain constant IAS TAS must increase
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Does it matter? The two are not too far apart. But given that CAS is IAS corrected for instrument and position error what do you reckon? Now consider that modern aircraft have ADC's, the product of which is a input for a digital display and TAS (something that requires CAS), what do you reckon now?
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CAS is one of the primary reference points, as it describes the dynamic pressure acting on aircraft surfaces regardless of the existing conditions of temperature, pressure altitude or wind.
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Why does it matter (IAS vs CAS vs EAS)? Who is going to do continuous conversions in his head during the flight?
If the speeds in the manuals match the speeds displayed on the PFD, WHY DOES IT MATTER?!?
If the speeds in the manuals match the speeds displayed on the PFD, WHY DOES IT MATTER?!?
It doesn't really, except the type I fly there are a few ifs and buts regarding speed as you get higher. For instance drift down speed is 20 knots faster above FL270. Suspect if speeds were given in EAS then these adjustments wouldn't be necessary.
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I suppose out of all this TAS is the important one as its in the Lift formula.
I was only curious as to what the PFD showed. My thoughts where the aircraft will stall at the IAS rather than TAS. As IAS is reading the oncoming air?
I was only curious as to what the PFD showed. My thoughts where the aircraft will stall at the IAS rather than TAS. As IAS is reading the oncoming air?
I was only curious as to what the PFD showed. My thoughts where the aircraft will stall at the IAS rather than TAS. As IAS is reading the oncoming air?