Douglas A-4M - PART 1 GENERAL

NAVAIR Ol-40Avr.l-1
PART 1
GENERAL
PERFORM ANCE O AT A BASI S
Perforillance data are based on ai rcraft cha r ac t eris-
tics obtaine d from A -4 E F Nan and TA-4F Cont r ac-
tor flight tests. calculations. and engine data frOIll
Pratt and Whitney specifi cati ons. All charts ar e pre-
sented for I CA O standard atmosphe re co nditi ons.
although amiJie nt temperature correction sr:des ar e
provicti!ci in a
number of cha rts where temper :tt ur e
{'ffec
ts are significa nt. AI! perfo r mance is oased on
a c enter of g ra\'il y position of 25 percent MAC. All
cha rt s are applicable to JP-4 or J P-5 fuel. having a
nomiml densit~' of 6. 5 and 6.8 poun ds per g:.llIon
respecth·clv.
ABBREVIA liONS , SYMBOLS , AND
DEF INITIONS
Abbr(!t'L\tion
ac
ADF
AI!
"C
CAS or Vc
CG
de
Deg
Amb
EAS or
V,
EGT
EPR
Definitio n
R
atio of speed of sound at
a ltitude to speed of sound
at sea leveL [CAO
standard day
A liernating current
Automatic direction findin g
Altitude
Degrees Centigrade
Calib r at ed a irspeed = LAS
cO IT ect ed for position
('rro r
CC! nter of gnvity
Dit'eet current
Deg ree
Free stream static
conditi on
Equiva lent airspeed = CAS
corrected for compressi-
bilityeffect
Exhaust gas tempc ra ture
En gine p ress ure ra tio
AblJrevlalion
' F
Fit
FPl\l or fpm
Fr eq
Ft or ft
g
H or h
LA S or V.
,
[CAO
In
KCAS
KEAS
KIAS
KTAS
Kts Kn
Ib
M
l\lAX
min
mill
NM or N1vti
OAT
Section Xl
Part I
Definition
Degrees FailT('nhcit
Flight
Feet per minut(>
Frequency
Fect
Gr,\\'iiy force
Altitude
r.le rcury
H our
Indicated airspeed
Instrument reilding cor-
r ccted for instrumenl
error
I nternational Civil
A\'iation Or ganization
In ches
Knots calib r ated ai r speed
Knots equiv a l ent airs peed
Knots indicated airsp eed
K nots true airSI)ced
Knots
Pounds
M ach numb C!r
Maximum
~linutes
Mi/liJnetel's
No rm a l load bctor
Nautical l\liIes
Ou tside ai r temperatu re
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