Maneuvering speed

Maneuvering speed is a special speed that pilots use when they are doing fancy flying stuff in an airplane, like turning or looping. It's the fastest speed that they can fly while doing these fancy moves without causing damage to the airplane.

Imagine you're playing with your toy airplane and you start twirling it around in the air. If you twirl it too fast, the wings might break or the plane might fall apart. That's because the toy airplane has a maximum safe speed for those twirling moves.

Similarly, real airplanes have a special speed that pilots use when they're doing fancy turns or other maneuvers. This speed is called maneuvering speed or Va.

Va is calculated based on the weight of the plane and other factors, so it's different for every airplane. When the plane is flying below maneuvering speed, the pilot can turn or climb or do other fancy moves without worrying about damaging the plane. But if the pilot goes any faster than maneuvering speed, the airplane might start to shake or even break apart.

So, basically, maneuvering speed is a safe speed for pilots to fly when they're doing fancy flying stuff, so they don't break their airplane.