Van's Aircraft HB-YMT, Flight Manual

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HB-YMT Airplane Flight Manual
1–10 General 01/00
1.5 Units of Measurement
1.5.1 Conversion Factors
Dimension SI Unit U.S. Units Conversion
Length
[mm] millimeter
[m] meter
[km] kilometer [in] inch
[ft] feet
[NM] Nautical Mile [mm] / 25.4 = [in]
[m] / 0.3048 = [ft]
[km] / 1.852 = [NM]
Volume
[l] liters
[U.S. gal] Gallons
[qts] quarts [l] / 3.7854 = [gal]
[l] / 0.9464 = [qts]
Speed
[km/h] kilometer
per hour
[m/s] meter
per second [kts] knots
[fpm] feet per
minute [km/h] * 1.852 = [kts]
[m/s] * 196.85 = [fpm]
Speed of
Rotation
RPM Revolutions per minute
Mass [kg] Kilograms [lb] pounds [kg] * 2.2046 = [lbs]
Force,
Weight
[N] Newtons [lbf] pounds force [N] * 0.2248 = [lbf]
Pressure
[hPa] hecto-
pascals
[bar] bars
[inHg] inches of
Mercury
[psi] pounds per
square inch [hPa] / 33.68 = [inHg]
[bar] * 14.504 = [psi]
Temperature
[°C] degrees
Celsius [°F] degrees
Fahrenheit [°C] * 1.8 + 32 = [°F]
([°F] – 32) / 1.8 = [°C]