REPORT: VB-910
ISSUED: JUNE 1, 1978
1-6
SECTION 1
PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
GENERAL
PA-28-236, DAKOTA
1.21 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
The following definitions are of symbols, abbreviations and terminology
used throughout the handbook and those which may be of added operational
significance to the pilot.
(a) General Airspeed Terminology and Symbols
CAS
Calibrated Airspeed means the indicated
speed of an aircraft, corrected for position and
instrument error. Calibrated airspeed is equal
to true airspeed in standard atmosphere at sea
level.
KCAS
Calibrated Airspeed expressed in “Knots.”
GS
Ground Speed is the speed of an airplane
relative to the ground.
IAS
Indicated Airspeed is the speed of an aircraft
as shown on the airspeed indicator when
cor-rected for instrument error. IAS values
pub-lished in this handbook assume zero
instru-ment error.
KIAS
Indicated Airspeed expressed in “Knots.”
M
Mach Number is the ratio of true airspeed to
the speed of sound.
TAS
True Airspeed is the airspeed of an airplane
relative to undisturbed air which is the
CAS corrected for altitude, temperature and
compressibility.
V
A
Maneuvering Speed is the maximum
speed at which application of full available
aerodynamic control will not overstress the
aircraft.
V
FE
Maximum Flap Extended Speed is the highest
speed permissible with wing flaps in a
prescribed extended position.
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