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TAT (Total Air Temperature) measured by the aircraft probe is higher than SAT because:

A

The probe is heated electrically

B

The engine exhaust heats it

C

Kinetic heating (ram rise) increases the temperature at the sensing element

D

Solar radiation affects the probe

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