Symbols, Abbreviations And Terminology - Cessna 172P Pilot's Operating Handbook And Flight Manual

SECTION
1
GENERAL
CEggNA
MODEIJ
172P
SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND
TERMINOLOGY
GENERAL A¡RSPEED TERM¡NOLOGY AND SYMBOLS
KcAs
Knots collbrated Alrspeed
is
indicated airspeed oorrected
for position
and
instrument error
a,nd
expreesed
in knots.
Knots oalibrated
airspeed
is
equal
to KTAS in
standard
atmosphere at
sea
lovel.
KIAS
Knots Indicated Airspeed
is
the
speed shown
on
the
airspeed indicator
and expreesed
in knots.
KTAS
Knote Tme Airspeed is the airspeed expressed
in
knots
relative to undisturbed air whioh is KCAS
corrected
for
altitude
and
temperature.
VA
Manuevering
Speed
is
the maximum
speod
at which you
ma,y
use
abrupt oontrol travel.
Vf,g
Maximum Flep Extended
Speed
is
the !Íghest
speed
permissiblo with wing flaps
in
a
prescribed
extended
position.
V*o
Maximum Structural Gruising
Speed
is the
speed
that
shouldnot
be
oxceededexcept in
smooth air, then
onlywith
caution.
VNp
Never-Exceed
Speed
is
the
speed
limit
that may not
be
exceeded
at any time.
VS
Stalling
Speed
or
trhe
mi¡lmun
steady
f,ight
speed
at
which the airplane is controllable.
VS^
Stalltng
Speed
or
the mlnimum
eteady
flight
epeed
at
'
which
the
airplane is controllable in
the
landing configu-
ration
at
the most forward center of
gravity.
V"'
Best Angle-of-Climb
Speed
is the
speed
which results in
the greatest
gain
of
altitude in
a
given horizontal
dÍstance.
Vv
Best Rate-of-Climb
Speed is
the speed
which results in the
-
Createst
gain in altitude in
a
given time.
METEOROLOGICAL
TER
MINOLOGY
OAT
Outside
Air
Tempereture
is
the
free
air static temperature.
1-6
30
May
1980