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Section i
BEECH CRA FT Sundowner
180
General
C23
(M-1285
and
After)
AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE
AND
FLIGHT
PLANNING TERMINOLOGY
Climb
The ratio of
the change
Gradient
in height
during
a
portion
of
a climb,
to the
horizontal
distance traversed
in the same time
interval.
Demonstrated
The demonstrated
crosswind velocity
Crosswind
is
the
velocity of
the crosswind
com-
Velocity
ponent
for
which
adequate
control of
the airplane during take-off and
land-
ing was
actually demonstrated
during
certification tests.
MEA
Minimum enroute
IFR
altitude.
Route
A part of
a
route.
Each
end
of
that
Segment
part
is
identified
by: (1) a
geograph-
ical location;
or (2)
a point
at
which
a
definite
radio fix can be established.
GPH
U.S. Gallons
per hour.
PPH
Pounds
per hour.
WEIGHT
AND
BALANCE
TERMINOLOGY
Reference
An imaginary
vertical
plane
from
Datum
which
all
horizontal
distances
are
measured
for
balance
purposes.
Station
A location
along the
airplane
fuselage
usually
given in
terms
of distance
from the reference
datum.
1-16
.
February
1979
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