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This military standard is mandatory for use by the Departments & Agencies of the Department of Defense. Selection for all new engineering and design applications and for repetitive use shall be made from this document.

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT [B circled] ACCELERATION - UNITS OF GRAVITY (g) AIRSPEED - (i) KNOT (ii) MACH NUMBER ALTITUDE - FEET ANGLE OF ATTACK - DEGREES OR UNITS PROPORTIONAL TO DEGREES DISTANCE (NAVIGATION) - NAUTICAL MILES ENGINE SPEED - (i) RECIPROCATING ENGINES - R.P.M. (ii) TURBO-JET ENGINES - PERCENT R.P.M. FUEL FLOW - POUNDS PER HOUR FUEL QUANTITY - POUNDS HEADING - DEGREES (COMPASS) MANIFOLD PRESSURE - INCHES OF MERCURY OXYGEN (QUANTITY) - LITRES PRESSURES (SYSTEMS) - POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH PROPELLER/ROTOR SPEED - R.P.M. TEMPERATURE - DEGREES CELSIUS (CENTIGRADE) [B circled] THRUST - POUNDS [B circled] TORQUE - POUND FOOT [B circled] VERTICAL SPEED - FEET PER MINUTE