PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Maneuvering speed
View Single Post
Old 24th October 2012 | 08:45
  #1 (permalink)  
shumway76
 
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 139
Likes: 0
From: Earth
Maneuvering speed

Refering to C172N POH, the higher your aircraft weight, the higher is your maneuvering speed.

eg. 2300lbs, max maneuvering speed 97kts, 1900lbs, max maneuvering speed 85kts etc

Why is the max maneuvering speed higher when weight is higher?
shumway76 is offline  
Reply