VENTURA
TM
Ultralight Aircraft
Pilot’s Operating Handbook
VENTURA-POH-ENG
Rev. 00
SERIAL NUMBER:
YY-MM-62-XXXX-Z
FIRST ISSUE:
04/05/2018
REVISION 00:
04/05/2018
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PAGE:
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V
S
- Stall speed (clean): minimum speed at which the aircraft can be maintained
in level flight with the flaps retracted. Indicated by lower green arc limit on
the airspeed indicator.
V
S0
- Minimum speed at which the aircraft can be maintained in level flight with
the flaps extended. Indicated by the lower white arc limit on the airspeed
indicator.
Standard
temperature
- 15°C (59°F) at Medium Sea Level
RPM
- Revolutions per minute: engine rotation speed, in order to obtain propeller
rotation speed use gear ratio.
MAP
- Manifold air pressure: pressure of the fuel/air supplied to the engine
measured by in the cylinders intake manifold.
G
- Load factor: Ratio between aircraft generated lift and weight, is an
indication of airframe stress.
C.G.
- Centre of gravity: the point where the resultant of the weight force is
applied.
ARM
- Longitudinal distance from an item’s centre of gravity to the reference
datum.
MOMENTUM
- Item weight multiplied by its arm.
C.G. LIMITS
- Extreme positions of the centre of gravity that allows safe aircraft operation.
1.4. UNIT CONVERSION TABLE
Speed:
1 Km/h
0.54 Kt
1 Km/h
0.621 Mph
1 Kt
1.852 Km/h
1 Mph
1.609 Km/h
Distance:
1 m
3.28 ft
1 feet
0.3048 m
Pressure:
1 PSI
68.95 mbar
1 PSI
51.75 mmHg
1 mbar
0.0145 PSI
1 mmHg
0.019 PSI
Mass:
1 Kg
2.205 Lbs