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Formulations:

Temperatures in C, altitudes in feet,speeds in knots.


total air temperature (TAT):
TAT = (1 + 0.2 MACH 2 )(OAT + 273.15) 273.15
outside air temperature (OAT) or static air temperature (SAT):
TAT + 273.15
OAT =
273.15
1 + 0.2 MACH 2
pressure correction (PCORR):
3.566 ALTITUDE
PCORR = 1

518.67 1000

5.2563

mach number (MACH):


2

7
7

2 2

IAS

MACH = 5 PCORR 1 + 0.2


1 + 1 1

661.5

indicated airspeed (IAS) (inverse formulation of MACH):


2

7
7

2 2
(0.2 MACH ) 1

IAS = 661.5 5 1 +
1

PCORR

true airspeed (TAS):


TAS = 39 MACH

TAT + 273.15
1 + 0.2 MACH 2

mach number (MACH) (inverse formulation of TAS):


1
MACH =
2
39

(TAT + 273.15) 0.2


TAS
true airspeed (TAS):
TAS = 39 MACH OAT + 273.15
mach number (MACH) (inverse formulation of TAS):
TAS
MACH =
39 OAT + 273.15

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