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total air temperature
Definição1
The static air temperature plus adiabatic compression (ram) rise as indicated on the Total Air Temperature indicator.
Fonte1
CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY UNITED KINGDOM. Safety Regulation Group. Flight planning manual. Third Edition. July, 2006.
Fonte2
ESTADOS UNIDOS. Federal Aviation Administration. Advisory circular: Pilot Guide: Flight in Icing Conditions. [Washington, DC], 2007. (AC n. 91-74A).
Nota Adicional1
Acronym in English: TAT.
Nota Adicional2
Kinetic heating causes the Total (or Ram) Air Temperature (TAT) to be warmer than the Static Air Temperature (SAT). TAT is close to the temperature of the wing leading edge, which also experiences ram rise.
Contexto
Total air temperature is an essential input to an air data computer to enable the compu-tation of static air temperature and hence true airspeed.
Subárea
Meteorology
Related Term
ram air temperature
static air temperature
Français
température totale