Jonker Sailplanes JS-3 Rapture User Manual

JS-MD 3
Aircraft Flight Manual
MD10-AFM-00-001
Issue: 01
Rev. 00
Rev. Date: 14-Feb-20
Page 2–2
Airspeed limits
Speed limitations and their operational significance are shown in Table
2.2-1 below:
Speed
IAS
Remarks
V
NE
Never exceed speed
280 km/h
151 kts
Do not exceed this speed in any
operation and do not use more than
1/3 maximum control deflection.
V
RA
Rough air speed
207 km/h
112 kts
Do not exceed this speed except in
smooth air, and then only with
caution. Examples of rough air are
lee-wave rotor, thunderclouds etc.
V
A
Manoeuvring speed
207 km/h
112 kts
Do not make full or abrupt control
movements above this speed,
because under certain conditions
the aircraft may be overstressed by
full control movement.
V
FE
Maximum flap
extended speed
See
Table 2.2-2
Do not exceed these speeds with
the given flap setting.
V
W
Maximum winch
launching speed
150 km/h
81 kts
Do not exceed this speed during
winch or auto tow launching
V
T
Maximum aerotow
speed
180 km/h
97 kts
Do not exceed this speed during
aerotow.
V
LO
Maximum landing
gear operating speed
180 km/h
97 kts
Do not extend or retract the landing
gear above this speed.
V
PO
Maximum power
plant extension &
retraction speed
Refer to JS-MD 3 Jet Sustainer Flight
Manual Supplement Section 2.2.
V
PE
Maximum speed with
the power plant
extended
Table 2.2-1 Airspeed Limits

Jonker Sailplanes JS-3 Rapture Specifications

General

Brand	Jonker Sailplanes
Model	JS-3 Rapture
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English