airspeed indicator

American  

noun

Aeronautics.

1. a flight instrument showing the airspeed of an aircraft. ASI

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Example Sentences

Determined to do something, Mr. Bateman developed — and in 1974 patented — his first ground proximity warning system: a small box that integrated data from within the aircraft, including the radar altimeter and airspeed indicator, and gave the pilot a 15-second warning of an approaching hazardous condition.

From New York Times

“The most important instruments are the artificial horizon and your airspeed indicator. And the airspeed indicator is climbing. That means you are going down nose down. The horizon should show the same thing. But he is not relying on the instruments,” Tur explained.

From Los Angeles Times

The Indonesian transport safety agency did not pinpoint a definitive cause of the accident, but said Lion Air kept putting the plane back into service despite repeatedly failing to fix a problem with the airspeed indicator.

From The Guardian

The Lion Air cockpit data recorder showed that the jet's airspeed indicator had malfunctioned on its last four flights, though the airline initially said problems had been fixed.

From Fox News

The Lion Air plane’s flight data recorder showed problems with an airspeed indicator on four flights, although the airline initially said the problem was fixed.

From Seattle Times