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Aircraft Performance Flashcards

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1
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What is INDICATED AIRSPEED (IAS)?

A

Airspeed shown on the Airspeed Indicator

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What is CALIBRATED AIRSPEED (CAS)?

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IAS corrected for instrument and position errors

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What is EQUIVALENT AIRSPEED (EAS)?

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CAS corrected for compressibility error

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What is TRUE AIRSPEED (TAS)?

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Actual speed through the air

EAS corrected for nonstandard temperature and pressure

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What is MACH NUMBER?

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Ratio of TAS to the local speed of sound

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What is GROUND SPEED (GS)?

A

Actual speed over the ground

TAS corrected for winds

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What is Va?

A

Design maneuvering speed

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What is Vs?

A

Stall speed, clean configuration

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What is Vs0?

A

Stall speed, landing configuration

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What is Vs1?

A

Stall speed, in a specific configuration

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What is Vfe?

A

Max flap extended speed

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What is Vno?

A

Max structural cruise speed

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13
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What is Vne?

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Never exceed speed

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What is Vx?

A

Best ANGLE of climb

Most altitude over a given distance

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What is Vy?

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Best RATE of climb

Most altitude over a period of time

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16
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Define DESIGN MANEUVERING AIRSPEED (Va)

A

Max speed load limit can be imposed by gusts or abrupt, full control inputs without causing structural damage

At or below Va the plane will stall before the load limit is reached

17
Q

As airplane weight decreases Va _______.

As airplane weight increases Va _______.

A

decreases

increases

18
Q

What does Vno actually mean?

A

Max structural cruising speed

Max speed for normal operation

At or below Vno the aircraft is certified to withstand substantial wind gusts without causing structural damage

19
Q

If an airplane is flying at 100 kts ground speed and has 300 miles to its destination with a fuel burn rate of 10 gallons per hour, how much fuel will it take to make it to the destination?

A

30 gallons

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