Definition of "airspeed" []

• The speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it is flying. (noun)

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• "LT Malcolm A. "Art" Avore was preparing to launch from the ORISKANY on an operational mission when he failed to gain airspeed after the catapult launch and ditched in the South China Sea off the coast of South Vietnam."
• "At 800 hours that day, the aircraft was catapult launched for an operational flight, but did not maintain airspeed and crashed near the ship."
• ""I don't have any more indications," one of the pilots said, perhaps referring to airspeed but possibly something else."