To determine if you are operating within the normal operating range, your speed should lie between which two speeds?

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To determine if you are operating within the normal operating range, your speed should lie between which two speeds?

The normal operating range is the speed band where the airplane is designed to be flown safely in normal operations. The lower limit is Vs, the stall speed in clean configuration, below which the aircraft will stall. The upper limit is Vno, the maximum structural cruising speed, beyond which you risk structural damage in normal flight. Therefore, you should operate between Vs and Vno. Other speeds correspond to different concepts: Vne is the never-exceed speed, and V1/V2, Vref, and Vapp relate to takeoff and approach phases, not the normal operating range.

The normal operating range is the speed band where the airplane is designed to be flown safely in normal operations. The lower limit is Vs, the stall speed in clean configuration, below which the aircraft will stall. The upper limit is Vno, the maximum structural cruising speed, beyond which you risk structural damage in normal flight. Therefore, you should operate between Vs and Vno. Other speeds correspond to different concepts: Vne is the never-exceed speed, and V1/V2, Vref, and Vapp relate to takeoff and approach phases, not the normal operating range.

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