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Old 09-23-2008, 05:50 PM
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Hi,

Can anyone explain to me what is the Rough-Air penetration airspeed?

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Originally Posted by ATRPilotAIZ View Post
Hi,

Can anyone explain to me what is the Rough-Air penetration airspeed?

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Speed where you stall before you break.... In the CR50 it is 280Kt/.75m
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It's the speed you slow down to when you hit turbulence so you don't die.
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Wouldn't that be maneuvering speed?
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Old 09-23-2008, 06:03 PM
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Pretty self explanatory.
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Always practice safe flying... never penetrate rough air without protection.

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Va is maneuvering speed. Vb is rough air penetration speed or Vra. They are usually close but not the same. They are obviously used for two different reasons.
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Rough Air Penetration Speed: The speed you use to penetrate rough air. Here's your sign.
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Rule: Never use the word(s) you are trying to define in the definition.
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Originally Posted by JetPilotMike View Post
Rule: Never use the word(s) you are trying to define in the definition.
hahaha! This response is either pure genius, or if it was serious then you gotta get some common sense. "rule" ha! priceless.... thanks mom.
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