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Re:A330 flight control laws saved Voyager, inquiry finds by sokoloff on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @09:29PM (#13595172)
"KIAS" is literally "knots indicated air speed"

"KTAS" would be "knots true air speed"

It's no more a clue than "mph" would be a clue for "miles per hour", IMO

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Re:A330 flight control laws saved Voyager, inquiry finds by sk5t on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:49PM (#13595557)
Yes, my suggestion is that KIAS is an okay UOM, and knots is inappropriate/confusing.

However, unlike the xkcd strip about HO model trains, I'm not ready to mount a ferocious defense with regard to this thing I just heard about.

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