Cockpit Indicated Airspeed Thrust 
Pilot Institute
JULY 11, 2025
Why don’t they use Indicated Airspeed just like the pilots who fly slower aircraft? Key Takeaways Mach number is a dimensionless ratio of true airspeed to local speed of sound. That’s the speed your airspeed indicator shows based on ram air pressure in the pitot tube. on dry thrust alone. Here’s why.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 2, 2025
Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144 cruised at Mach 2 at 60,000 feet, where their indicated airspeed was only 380 knots, but the friction of air heated their noses to 260 degrees Fahrenheit. Fighters, which use supersonic speed briefly, if at all, look different.) it would have made an impressive case for Booms capabilities.
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Flying Magazine
JULY 7, 2025
READ MORE: Airlines and Pilots Don’t See Eye to Eye on Autonomous Flights Aerodynamic lift and vectored thrust come from two pairs of ducted propellers running on kerosene-powered engines, mounted outside the main hull. The cockpit includes a dedicated trim panel, rather than a simple wheel or switches on the yoke.
Fear of Landing
JULY 18, 2025
In the air, the aircraft reached 180 knots indicated airspeed at 08:08:42, at which point the fuel cutoff switches transitioned from the RUN position to the CUTOFF position. The cockpit voice recording analysis would include which microphone picked up the voices: on the left or on the right.
Aerotime
MARCH 21, 2025
Around 13 seconds before touchdown as the aircraft was descending through 153 feet above ground level (AGL) the TSB said the CRJ900s indicated airspeed increased to 154 knots whereas the ground speed did not change appreciably, consistent with a performance-increasing wind gust. The bank angle increased to a 4.7right bank.
AeroSavvy
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The Honeywell SI-800 Airspeed/Mach Indicator has been a standard instrument on the Boeing 737, 747, 757, and 767 for decades. Boeing stopped installing the stand-alone indicator in favor of modern, reliable flat panel displays. Digital Data Airspeed The Indicated Airspeed (above 30 knots) is displayed in a digital format.
Fear of Landing
MAY 16, 2025
During the take-off run, the Pilot Flying will increase the thrust and then keep their hand on the thrust levers, ready to pull power back in case the take-off needs to be aborted. After V1, the Pilot Flying’s hand should be removed from the thrust levers. He pulled the thrust levers back to idle. CC BY-SA 2.0
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