airspeed indicator
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“The malfunction of this airspeed indicator could confuse the pilot on how to respond and could even cause disorientation or loss of control.”
From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2018
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee earlier this week announced the plane had a malfunctioning airspeed indicator on its last four flights, based on analysis of the flight data recorder.
From Fox News • Nov. 7, 2018
His nap abruptly interrupted, Captain Dubois arrived in the cockpit 1min 38secs after the airspeed indicator had failed.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2016
Eight of 16 pilots placed the airplane in a near-stall condition four times or more before figuring out that their airspeed indicator had become unreliable.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2014
The pilot, a big-boned Britisher who had two jobs to do at once, watched the airspeed indicator.
From What The Left Hand Was Doing by Freas, Kelly
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