SECTION 1
GENERAL
Table of Contents
CONTENTS PAGE
GENERAL
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INTRODUCTION
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THREE VIEW DRAWING
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DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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ENGINE ..............................................................................................................1-5
PROPELLER ......................................................................................................1-5
FUEL ..................................................................................................................1-6
OIL ...................................................................................................................... 1-7
MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED WEIGHTS .............................................................1-7
TYPICAL AIRPLANE WEIGHTS ........................................................................1-7
CABIN, CARGO, AND ENTRY DIMENSIONS ...................................................1-8
BAGGAGE/CARGO COMPARTMENT DIMENSIONS .......................................1-8
SPECIFIC LOADINGS .......................................................................................1-8
SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND TERMINOLOGY
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GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................... 1-9
METEOROLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY ............................................................1-10
ENGINE POWER TERMINOLOGY ..................................................................1-10
AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE AND FLIGHT PLANNING TERMINOLOGY ......1-12
WEIGHT AND BALANCE TERMINOLOGY......................................................1-12
WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES DEFINED ..........................................1-14
MEANING OF “SHALL,” “WILL,” “SHOULD,” AND “MAY” ...............................1-14
MEANING OF “LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE” OR “PRACTICABLE” ......... 1-14
CONVERSION CHARTS
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KILOGRAMS AND POUNDS ...........................................................................1-15
NAUTICAL MILES, STATUTE MILES, AND KILOMETERS ............................. 1-16
LITERS, IMPERIAL GALLONS, AND U.S. GALLONS ..................................... 1-17
TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART ........................................................1-20