In aviation, the maneuvering speed of an aircraft is an airspeed limitation at which the full deflection of the controls can be made at without risking structural damage.

The maneuvering speed of an aircraft is shown on a cockpit placard and in the aircraft's flight manual but is not commonly shown on the aircraft's airspeed indicator.

In the context of air combat maneuvering (ACM), the maneuvering speed is also known as corner speed or cornering speed.

It has been widely misunderstood that flight below maneuvering speed will provide total protection from structural failure. In response to the destruction of American Airlines Flight 587, a CFR Final Rule was issued clarifying that "flying at or below the design maneuvering speed does not allow a pilot to make multiple large control inputs in one airplane axis or single full control inputs in more than one airplane axis at a time". Such actions "may result in structural failures at any speed, including below the maneuvering speed."

V_A is the design maneuvering speed and is a calibrated airspeed. Maneuvering speed cannot be slower than ${\displaystyle V_{s}{\sqrt {n}}}$ and need not be greater than V_c.

If ${\displaystyle V_{A}}$ is chosen by the manufacturer to be exactly ${\displaystyle V_{s}{\sqrt {n}}}$ the aircraft will stall in a nose-up pitching maneuver before the structure is subjected to its limiting aerodynamic load. However, if ${\displaystyle V_{A}}$ is selected to be greater than ${\displaystyle V_{s}{\sqrt {n}}}$, the structure will be subjected to loads which exceed the limiting load unless the pilot checks the maneuver.

The maneuvering speed or maximum operating maneuvering speed depicted on a cockpit placard is calculated for the maximum weight of the aircraft. Some Pilot's Operating Handbooks also present safe speeds for weights less than the maximum.

The formula used to calculate a safe speed for a lower weight is ${\displaystyle \scriptstyle V_{A}{\sqrt {W_{2} \over W_{1}}}}$, where V_A is maneuvering speed (at maximum weight), W₂ is actual weight, W₁ is maximum weight.