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At high speed, the ASI reads in terms of:

A

True airspeed (TAS)

B

Calibrated airspeed (CAS), which needs corrections for compressibility and density to get TAS

C

Ground speed

D

Mach number

B

Calibrated airspeed (CAS), which needs corrections for compressibility and density to get TAS✓ Correct Answer

Explanation

The ASI reads indicated/calibrated airspeed; at high speed, compressibility error becomes significant and must be corrected to obtain EAS and TAS.

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