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Old 31st May 2012, 10:56
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It's actually an interesting question, if you take a look at airbus' published INDICATED Vr and V2 speeds they decrease as temp increases but you're being fooled:

E.g.
This is directly out of the airbus A320 T/O quick reference charts:

As an example for a Config 1+F T/O from a 3000m runway @ PA:0ft:

@-20 degrees: Vr: 162KIAS (KTAS:152) V2:164KIAS (KTAS:154)

@ 50 degrees: Vr: 150KIAS (KTAS:159) V2: 152KIAS (KTAS:161)

So the Vr and V2 INDICATED speeds (the ones published on the chart) DECREASE as temperature increases but when you convert them to TAS you'll find the opposite: the TRUE speed INCREASE as temp increase.

Don't let the indicated temperatures fool you, the aircraft needs a higher TAS through the air to fly in warmer air.

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