GlossaryAircraft Systems
Aircraft SystemsMinimum Control Speed (VMC)
Also: VMC, Vmc, red line
In a light twin, the slowest speed at which directional control can be kept after the critical engine fails with the good engine at takeoff power; marked by the red radial line.
“This is the minimum flight speed at which a light, twin-engine airplane can be satisfactorily controlled when an engine suddenly becomes inoperative and the remaining engine is at takeoff power.”
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