Vs and Vs1g Flashcards
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Vs Vs1g Vsr
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Stall speed is the speed at which the aircraft cannot maintain flight.
In large commercial aircraft accelerometers measure the moment the aircraft passes through 0.5G. This is defined as Vs1g and is higher than Vs but below Vsr.
Vsr is any stall speed above Vs1g used in performance calculations.
