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Old 2nd Sep 2004, 14:43
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Shawn Coyle
 
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Service ceiling is defined as '100 feet per minute rate of climb'. Done at VY (minimum power airspeed) The determining factor could be engine limits, rotor capability or something else.
The main point is that it has nothing to do with hover ceilings or capability.
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