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==== Errors: TAS & IAS ====
Because the ASI assumes that the air density is a constant, if we fly under any condition where the actual density of air is not the same as the value used in the ASI(\(\rho_{air} \neq \rho_{ASI}\)), the airspeed that the ASI reads will not be the '''true airspeed (TAS)'''. TAS is the airspeed of an aeroplane if examined in a kinematic sense, i.e. it will be the speed of the aeroplane you see if you remain stationary relative to the air.
The airspeed that the ASI thinks the aeroplane is at is the indicated airspeed (IAS).