KINETIC HEATING - Heating of an aircraft's structure as a result of air friction.
KITE - Usually tethered heavier-than-air craft, sustained in the air by its airfoil surfaces being inclined to the wind to generate lift.
Kinetic heating causes the Total (or Ram) Air Temperature (TAT) to be warmer than the Static Air Temperature (SAT). For example, if the SAT is -2C, an aircraft traveling at 250 knots would observe a TAT of approximately +5C.
OAT affects the measurement of indicated airspeed and its value is needed to calculate true airspeed. At high speeds kinetic heating demands correction to the indicated OAT for true outside air temperature.
 See also: Airline, Pilot, Airport, Navigation, Aerodrome
  
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