The Problems of Speed Measurement: The Difficulty of Arriving at Accurate Knowledge

Abstract

MOST readers of AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, and all who have at any time been associated with performance tests, will know that the arrival at a decision as to what is the real maximum speed of any aeroplane is by no means a simple matter. There arc so many variables and possibilities of error that elaborate arrangements must be made for tests if a correct figure is to be obtained. The position has in recent years become complicated by a lack of precision and uniformity in the terms used to denote the various speeds—or, rather, the speeds obtained by various methods of measurement.

Citation

(1937), "The Problems of Speed Measurement: The Difficulty of Arriving at Accurate Knowledge", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 89-90. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb030166