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Meaning of KIAs | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
  2. Initialism of knots indicated airspeed.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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