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knot
Definição1
A speed of 1 NM/h, 1.1508 statute miles/hour, 1.852 km/h, or 0.5144 m/s. It is the most common measure of speed used in aerial navigation.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Definição2
A unit speed equal to one nautical mile per hour.
Fonte2
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Rotorcraft flying handbook (FAA-H-8083-21). Washington, DC: FAA, 2000. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083-21.pdf. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2012.
Fonte3
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual of aircraft accident and incident investigation. Part III: investigation. 1st ed. Montreal, 2011. (Doc. 9756)
Nota Adicional1
Acronym in English: kt.
Contexto
When the slow switch is placed in the side detent, the airspeed command marker is aligned with and held to the fixed index line. This allows the command airspeed digital readout to display continuous airspeed to within one knot.
Subárea
Air Navigation
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