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Specific excess power (PS)

Definitions

  • Measured in feet per minute or feet per second, it represents rate of energy change—the ability of an airplane to climb or accelerate from a given flight condition. Available specific excess power is found by dividing the difference between power ava

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook
    Federal Aviation Administration · 2021