G'day Euclidessn,
The letter 'K' is the standard metric abbreviation for one thousand, I'm sure you already know this. 1 kilogram being 1000 grams, 100 kilograms being 100,000 grams etc.
The abreviation you mentioned Quote:
An 27K engine
is a little incorrect in that it doesn't state the unit of measurement but in the aviation industry it is accepted to mean a 27,000lbs thrust engine.
Regards,
BH.
(B767 driver with 60k engines
)
To technical people there is a difference: k (lower case) is the SI prefix for 1000 while K (upper case) is the computer geeks abbreviation for 1024.
BUT since the eighties it has gradually leaked from technical jargon to a more widespread use by normal people, so that today you see job ads mentioning a salary of "50K". Non technical people informally use K (upper case) to mean 1000.
Hey People...
Thanks every body
Very intersting the explanations. Now I understand the relation between K and 1000
I am a 737-700/800 NG - SFP beginer co-piloto in Brazil
.... and no one here know how to correctly answer me
I did quote 2 of more intersting explanation, but I thanks for all answers.
Soon I will bring another questions
Thanks again