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<td><font color="#056F8B"><strong>1. OPERATIONAL AIRSPEEDS</strong></font></td>
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<p><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight:700">Lockheed 1049G/C121G Super Constellation<br>
<em>Operations Manual</em> Synopsis</font></p>
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<td colspan="12"><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight:700"><strong>Operational Airspeeds</strong></font><br>
IAS in Knots, wings level, 1 g-load factor</td>
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<td><strong>Gross Wt.<br>Lbs.</strong></td>
<td><u><strong><br>
</strong></u><strong>Vs</strong></td>
<td><strong>Vso<br>
60%</strong></td>
<td><strong>Vso</strong><u><strong><br>
</strong></u><strong>80% </strong></td>
<td><strong>Vso</strong><u><strong><br>
</strong></u><strong>100%</strong></td>
<td><u><strong><br>
</strong></u><strong>Vr</strong></td>
<td><u><strong><br>
</strong></u><strong>V2</strong></td>
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<strong>Vx</strong></td>
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<strong>Vy</strong></td>
<td><u><strong><br>
</strong></u><strong>Vapr</strong></td>
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Vat<br>
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<td><strong>Short</strong><u><strong><br>
</strong></u><strong>Vat</strong><u><strong><br>
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<td>90,000</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>91</td>
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<td>100,000</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>117</td>
<td>107</td>
<td>97</td>
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<td>110,000</td>
<td>109</td>
<td>97</td>
<td>89</td>
<td>86</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>125</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>112</td>
<td>102</td>
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<td>120,000</td>
<td>114</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>131</td>
<td>127</td>
<td>117</td>
<td>107</td>
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<td>130,000</td>
<td>119</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>97</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>109</td>
<td>120</td>
<td>125</td>
<td>137</td>
<td>132</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>112</td>
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<td>140,000</td>
<td>123</td>
<td>109</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>97</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>123</td>
<td>129</td>
<td>142</td>
<td>136</td>
<td>126</td>
<td>116</td>
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* <strong>IAS:</strong> airspeed displayed on airspeed gauge.<br>
* <strong>Vs:</strong> stall IAS with landing gear and flaps up.<br>
* <strong>Vso:</strong> stall IAS with flaps and gear down (landing configuration).<br>
* <strong>Vso%:</strong> percentage of flap extended for Vso IAS. When flaps deployed, Vso speeds with gear up or down are the same.<br>
* <strong>Vr:</strong> rotation IAS. Slowly lift nose so takeoff attitude reached as V2 is reached.<br>
* <strong>V2:</strong> liftoff IAS<br>
* <strong>Vx:</strong> best angle of climb IAS<br>
* <strong>Vy:</strong> best rate of climb IAS<br>
* <strong>Vapr:</strong> approach IAS <br>
* <strong>Vat:</strong> threshold (over the fence) IAS.<br>
* <strong>Short Vat:</strong> short-field landing Vat IAS; must make power approach <br>
* <strong>Above table</strong> is calculated from <em>Operations Manual</em>
graph on pages 6-2, figure 6-2 (Sheet 1 of 3) and 6-3, figure 6-2 (Sheet
2 of 3). Refer to this graph to calculate stall speeds at other gross weights,
angles of bank, and g-load factors.</div></td>
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