Cessna R182 - Page 6

SECTION
1
GENERAL.
SYM
BOLS, ABBREVIATIO,NS
AND
TERMINOLOGY
CESSNA
MODEL
R182
GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY
AIID
SYMEOLS
KCAS
Knots
Calibrated
Airepqed is
indicated
airspeed corrqcted
for
position'and
instruirieit
error
and expressed iir
knots.
Knots calibrated airspeed
is equal to
KTAS in
standard
atmosphere at
sea
level.
KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed
i.s
.the
speed shown on the
airspeed indicator and expressed
in
knots.
KTAS Knots True Airspeed is the
airspeed expressed
in knots
relative to undisturbed air
which
is KCAS corrected for
altitude and temperatur€.
,
VR
Manuevering
Speed.is
the
marimum speed
at which
you
may use abrupt
control
travel.
Vfn Maxip-'n, Flap- Ertonded Speed
is the
highest
speed
^
permissible
with wing
flaps in a,
prescribed
extended
position.
Vln Maximum l,asaingGearExtended
Speed
is themaximum
speed at which
aq air?Iane
qan
be safely
flown with
the
landing
gear
extended.
VLO
Ma-irnunLs,ndingGearOperatingS_peedisthemaximum
speed at which
the
landing
gear
can be safely extended
or
retracted.
V^r., Mr*imr
m
Structural Cruising
Speed
is tJre speed
tJrat
^v
should notbeexceededexcept in smootJr air,
then onlywitb
caution.
Vnfp Never-Exceed
Speed
is tJre speed
li:nit that may
not
be
exceeded at
any time.
Va
StaUing
Speed
or
the miainum steady
flight
speed at
which the
airplane is
controllable.
Va Staffing
Speed
or
the mininun steedy fligbt
speed at
which
the airplane is
controllable
in
the landing
configu-
ration
at the
most forward center of
gravitSr.
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