Cessna 172P - Symbols, Abbreviations and Terminology

SECTION 1
GENERAL
CEggNA
MODEIJ
172P
SYMBOLS,
ABBREVIATIONS
AND
TERMINOLOGY
GENERAL
A¡RSPEED TERM¡NOLOGY
AND
SYMBOLS
KcAs
Knots
collbrated
Alrspeed
is indicated
airspeed
oorrected
for
position
and instrument
error
a,nd expreesed
in
knots.
Knots
oalibrated
airspeed is
equal
to KTAS
in standard
atmosphere
at sea lovel.
KIAS
Knots Indicated
Airspeed
is the
speed
shown on the
airspeed indicator
and expreesed
in
knots.
KTAS
Knote
Tme
Airspeed
is the airspeed
expressed
in knots
relative to
undisturbed
air whioh
is KCAS
corrected
for
altitude
and temperature.
VA
Manuevering
Speed is
the maximum
speod
at which
you
ma,y
use abrupt
oontrol
travel.
Vf,g
Maximum
Flep
Extended
Speed
is the
!Íghest
speed
permissiblo
with
wing flaps
in
a
prescribed
extended
position.
V*o
Maximum
Structural
Gruising
Speed is
the
speed that
shouldnot be
oxceededexcept
in
smooth air,
then
onlywith
caution.
VNp
Never-Exceed
Speed
is the speed limit
that
may not
be
exceeded
at any time.
VS
Stalling Speed
or trhe mi¡lmun
steady f,ight
speed at
which the airplane
is controllable.
VS^
Stalltng Speed
or the mlnimum
eteady flight
epeed at
'
which the airplane
is
controllable in the
landing
configu-
ration at
the
most
forward center
of
gravity.
V"' Best Angle-of-Climb
Speed is the
speed
which results in
the
greatest
gain
of
altitude in a
given
horizontal
dÍstance.
Vv Best
Rate-of-Climb
Speed
is the
speed
which results in the
-
Createst
gain
in
altitude
in a
given
time.
METEOROLOGICAL
TER
MINOLOGY
OAT
Outside Air Tempereture
is the free
air static temperature.
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30
May 1980