basic flight envelope

basic flight envelope

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Shaded portion represents basic flight envelope.
A graphical representation of the possible, or permissible, flight boundaries of an airplane of a particular type. Normally, the indicated air speed or Mach number is on the x axis, whereas the altitude or load factor is represented along the y axis.
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