Aircrafl Publications
Pipcr Comanche
250
(Early Model)
Section
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General
SYMBOLS,
ABBREVIATIONS AND
TERhlINOLOGY
(Cont.)
VssE Minimum Safe Single-Engine Speed
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Minimum speed, selected by the airplane
manufacturer, for intentionally shutting down an engine of a multi-engine airplane in flight
for the purpose of pilot training. Intentional failing of an engine below this speed, or below a
safe altitude
AGL,
is not recommended.
Vx Best Angle-of-Climb Speed
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The airspeed which results in the greatest gain in altitude in a
given horizontal distance traversed.
Vxse Best Single-Engine Angle-of-Climb Speed
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The airspeed which results in the greatest gain
in altitude in a given horizontal distance traversed when operating a multi-engine airplane on
one engine.
Vy
Best Rate-of-Climb Speed
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The airspeed which results in the greatest gain in altitude in a
given period of time.
VysE Best Single-Engine Rate-of-Climb Speed
-
The airspeed which results
in
the greatest gain in
altitude in a given period of time when operating
a
multi-engine airplane on one engine.
(Blue radial line.)
Copyright:
1993
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