Performance, Weight & Balance
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- aircraft performance
- pressure altitude
- density altitude
- Fahrenheit
- 1013.2 millibars
- Celsius
- molecular cohesion
- density altitude chart
- rate of climb
- aerodynamic configuration
- straight-and-level flight
- maximum available power
- climb performance
- kilowatts
- kw — kilowatts
- angle of climb
- propulsive power
- propeller-driven aircraft
- compressibility effects
- supercharging
- region of reversed command
- region of normal command
- unaccelerated condition
- rate of acceleration/deceleration
- best endurance airspeed
- Airport/Facility Directory
- grooved
- upsloping runway
- downsloping runway
- minimum hydroplaning speed
- takeoff performance
- minimum dynamic hydroplaning speed
- turbofan engine
- continuous peak deceleration
- unsupercharged reciprocating engine
- supercharged reciprocating engine
- landing performance
- thrust reversers
- landing speed
- retarding force
- energy dissipation
- IAS — the speed of the aircraft as observed on the ASI
- CAS — the ASI reading corrected for position (or installation) and instrument errors
- VS0 — the calibrated power-off stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the aircraft is controllable in the landing configuration
- VS1 — the calibrated power-off stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the aircraft is controllable in a specified configuration
- VLO — the maximum speed at which the landing gear can be safely extended or retracted
- VFE — the highest speed permissible with the wing flaps in a prescribed extended position
- VA — the calibrated design maneuvering airspeed
- EAS — equivalent airspeed
- adiabatic compressible flow
- antilock braking
- performance speeds
- design maneuvering airspeed
- performance chart
- PPH — pounds per hour
- interpolation
- takeoff charts
- reference line
- 50 ft OBS
- climb and cruise charts
- performance
- peak EGT
- maximum demonstrated crosswind component
- 0.2 VS0
- wheel fairings
- crosswind and headwind component chart
- landing distance
- landing charts
- stall speed performance chart
- Transport Category Aircraft Performance
- Air Carrier Obstacle Clearance Requirements
- onboard computerized systems
- transport category aircraft
- power-off
- computerized flight mission planning systems
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