: the speed (as of an airplane) with relation to the air compare ground speed
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Those advantages also have a downside: ramjets are entirely ineffective at low speeds and are often accompanied by turbojets to handle subsonic flight, where the airspeed isn't enough to feed air-hungry ramjet engines.
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New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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This EGO Power leaf blower runs for 90 minutes on a single charge and delivers airspeeds up to 200 MPH.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
According to the latest available specs, maximum airspeed is targeted at 110 km/h (68 mph) and operational range from its onboard Li-ion battery packs given as 35 km (22 miles), though not at full throttle.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
But helicopters and airplanes operate in what’s called an environmental flight envelope – limits that include temperature, altitude, airspeed and load weight – that determine whether the aircraft can safely fly.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
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New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
Battery Handheld Leaf Blower: on sale for $299 Original price: $329
(Lowe's)
This EGO Power leaf blower runs for 90 minutes on a single charge and delivers airspeeds up to 200 MPH.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2024
According to the latest available specs, maximum airspeed is targeted at 110 km/h (68 mph) and operational range from its onboard Li-ion battery packs given as 35 km (22 miles), though not at full throttle.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
But helicopters and airplanes operate in what’s called an environmental flight envelope – limits that include temperature, altitude, airspeed and load weight – that determine whether the aircraft can safely fly.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
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“Airspeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airspeed. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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airspeed
noun
air·speed
-ˌspēd 
: the speed of an airplane according to measurements of the surrounding air rather than of the ground below
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