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kHz - kilohertz, the frequency of a radio carrier wave
measured in thousands of cycles per second. 1 kHz = 1,000
Hertz.
KIAS - knots indicated airspeed.
knot (kt) - one nautical mile per hour (never one knot
per hour), the standard unit of aviation speed measurement.
One knot equals 1.1515 mph; one nautical mile equals 6,080
feet.
kV, kW - kilovolt, kilowatt.
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