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SECTION 1
Aircraft Operating Instructions Edge XT 912
GENERAL
January 2014
Issue 2.4
Page 15
1.2 Symbols Abbreviations and Terminology
In this handbook:
“AOI”
means Aircraft Operating Instructions
“Airfield Pressure Altitude or QNE”
means the altitude of the airfield as indicated on an altimeter
with the subscale adjusted to 1013.2 millibars or hectopascals.
“AUW”
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eight) means the weight of the aircraft including occupants, fuel quantity, engine
fluids, and removable and disposable equipment.
“CG”
means the Centre of Gravity.
“Empty Weight”
Refer to the note at Section 6.2 for the defined empty weight.
“FAA”
United Stated Federal Aviation Administration
“fpm”
means feet per minute.
“HGFA”
means the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia.
“KCAS”
means Knots Calibrated Airspeed
“KIAS”
means Knots Indicated Airspeed as displayed on the cockpit mounted airspeed indicator.
“kg”
means weight in kilograms.
“Landing Approach Speed”
means the airspeed that allows control in turbulence, wind gradient or
sudden engine failure during landing.
“Manoeuvring Speed”
means the indicated airspeed above which the pilot may not make full or
abrupt control movements.
“QNH”
– means the pressure setting, that if set on the subscale of a sensitive altimeter, will cause
the altimeter to indicate the correct local altitude above mean sea level.
“RAA”
means the Recreational Aviation Australia.
“Stall Speed”
means the indicated airspeed at which an uncontrolled downward pitching motion of
the aircraft occurs or the forward control bar limit is reached.
“Take Off Safety Speed”
means the airspeed that allows control in turbulence, wind gradient or
sudden engine failure during the climb following take-off.
“Trim Speed”
means the indicated airspeed at which the aircraft remains in a stabilised condition
without pilot input.
“V
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means the aircraft stall speed.
“V
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means the aircraft stall maximum rough air speed.
“V
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means the aircraft design diving speed.
“V
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means maximum level speed.
“V
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means the indicated airspeed that the aircraft is never to exceed.