Airplane flying

Airplane flying

Basic technical knowledge and skills associated with piloting airplanes.

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Standard weights

Aviation; Airplane flying

These have been established for numerous items involved in weight and balance computations. These weights should not be used if actual weights are available.

Standard-rate turn

Aviation; Airplane flying

A turn at the rate of 3º per second which enables the airplane to complete a 360º turn in 2 minutes.

Static stability

Aviation; Airplane flying

The initial tendency an aircraft displays when disturbed from a state of equilibrium.

Stalling speed (VS1)

Aviation; Airplane flying

The minimum steady flight speed obtained in a specified configuration. For most airplanes, this is the power-off stall speed at the maximum takeoff weight in the clean configuration (gear up, if ...

The minimum steady flight speed in the landing configuration. In small airplanes, this is the power-off stall speed at the maximum landing weight in the landing configuration (gear and flaps down). ...

Minimum drag speed (VMD)

Aviation; Airplane flying

The minimum drag speed occurs at the speed where the induced drag is equal to the parasitic drag. This is the speed at which the best gradient of climb, or for unpowered aircraft, minimum gradient of ...