1.4
D
EFINITIONS AND
A
BBREVIATIONS
A
IRSPEEDS
KIAS I
NDICATED
A
IRSPEED IN KNOTS
;
AIRSPEED AS DISPLAYED ON
THE INSTRUMENT
.
V
ALUES PUBLISHED IN THIS MANUAL
ASSUME ZERO INSTRUMENT ERROR
.
KCAS
C
ALIBRATED
A
IRSPEED IN KNOTS
;
INDICATED AIR SPEED
CORRECTED FOR INSTRUMENT AND POSITION ERROR
KTAS
T
RUE
A
IRSPEED IN KNOTS
;
AIRSPEED IN REFERENCE TO
UNDISTURBED SURROUNDING AIR
,
CALIBRATED AIR SPEED
CORRECTED FOR TEMPERATURE AND ALTITUDE
.
GS
G
ROUNDSPEED
;
SPEED IN REFERENCE TO GROUND
VA
M
ANEUVERING
S
PEED
;
F
ULL OR ABRUPT CONTROL SURFACE
MOVEMENT ABOVE THIS SPEED NOT ALLOWED
.
VFE
M
AX
.
F
LAPS
E
XTENDED
S
PEED
.
D
O NOT EXCEED FOR A
GIVEN FLAP SETTING
.
VNO
M
AX
.
STRUCTURAL CRUISING SPEED
.
D
O NOT EXCEED IN
CASE OF TURBULENCE
.
VNE
N
EVER
E
XCEED
S
PEED IN SMOOTH AIR
.
N
EVER OPERATE IN
EXCESS OF THIS SPEED
.
A
TTENTION
,
KTAS
FOR THE
RV-7A!
VS0
S
TALLING
S
PEED WITH THE AIRPLANE IN LANDING
CONFIGURATION
.
VS1
S
TA L L I N G
S
P E E D W I T H T H E A I R P L A N E I N C L E A N
CONFIGURATION
.
VX
B
EST
A
NGLE
-
OF
-C
LIMB
S
PEED
;
G
REATEST GAIN OF
ALTITUDE OVER SHORTEST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE
.
VY
B
EST
R
ATE
-
OF
-C
LIMB
S
PEED
;
G
REATEST GAIN OF ALTITUDE
OVER SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME
Van’s RV7
Aircraft Flight
Manual
Rev 0.1
S/N 74141
Aircraft Flight
Manual
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