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Total Air Temperature is a term used generally in aviation. It is the temperature measured approximately by a temperature probe mounted on the surface of the aircraft by or on the pitot intakes. It is higher than the static air temperature due to the translational energy of the molecules hitting the proble while the aircraft is in motion.
In summary, an aircraft in motion with a true airspeed will have a TAT greater (hotter) than the static air temperature by itself.
This is simply a wrong redirect. Total air temperature is defined correctly here and is completely separate from static temperature. If anything, based on the encyclopedia article, it would be best suited redirecting to the main temperature article, perhaps to the section on theoretical definition. 128.6.73.200 (talk) 18:22, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]