Which VMCA value is higher?

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Which VMCA value is higher?

Explanation:
VMCA is the minimum speed at which you can maintain directional control with the critical engine inoperative. It depends on configuration because flap setting changes how the airplane’s aerodynamics balance and rudder effectiveness respond to a loss of thrust. Extending the flaps (flaps APP) tends to improve controllability at lower speeds, lowering VMCA. Retracting the flaps (flaps UP) reduces that margin, so you need to fly faster to keep the aircraft controllable when one engine isn’t producing thrust. In the data provided, VMCA with flaps UP is 94 knots, which is higher than the values with flaps APP (93 and 92 knots). So the highest VMCA occurs in the clean configuration, at 94 knots.

VMCA is the minimum speed at which you can maintain directional control with the critical engine inoperative. It depends on configuration because flap setting changes how the airplane’s aerodynamics balance and rudder effectiveness respond to a loss of thrust.

Extending the flaps (flaps APP) tends to improve controllability at lower speeds, lowering VMCA. Retracting the flaps (flaps UP) reduces that margin, so you need to fly faster to keep the aircraft controllable when one engine isn’t producing thrust.

In the data provided, VMCA with flaps UP is 94 knots, which is higher than the values with flaps APP (93 and 92 knots). So the highest VMCA occurs in the clean configuration, at 94 knots.

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