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Key airspeed limitations: VNE never exceed; VNO maximum structural cruising; VA design maneuvering (decreases with weight); VFE maximum flap extended; VSO stall speed in the landing configuration.

Source FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25) · checked 2026-08-25

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