text: cause damage from excessive flight loads. The 
  usual term given to the speed at point A is the 
  since consideration of 
  “maneuver speed,” 
  subsonic aerodynamics wouId predict mini- 
  mum usable turn radius to occur at this con- 
  The maneuver speed is a valuable 
  dition. 
  reference point since an airplane operating 
  below this point cannot produce a damaging 
  load. Any combination of 
  positive 
  maneuver and gust cannot create damage due 
  to excess airload when the airplane is below 
  the maneuver speed. 
  
  flight 
  
  The maneuver speed can be computed from 
  
  the following equation: 