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Old 12th Oct 2009, 01:14
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Grizzly Bare
 
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South African -65AR performance from the FM, for S/L at ISA+20* (35*C).
With APR - MTOW = 29,000lbs
Climb weight limit = 28,200lbs, MTOW 29,000 available at 26*C.
A/Go (over 35ft) for 29,000lbs = 5,667ft, A/Go for 28,200lbs = 5,333ft.
A/Stop Dist for 29,000lbs = 4,333ft, A/Stop Dist for 28,200ft = 4,750ft.
Landing Dist (over 50ft) for 29,000lbs = 3,667ft, Landing Dist for 28,200ft = 3,400ft.

Without APR - MTOW = 26,900lbs
Climb weight limit = 26,1500lbs, MTOW 26,900 available at 21*C.
A/Go (over 35ft) for 26,150lbs = 4,400ft, A/Go for 26,900lbs = 4,800ft.
A/Stop Dist for 26,150lbs = 3,500ft, A/Stop Dist for 26,900lbs = 4,667ft.
Landing Dist (over 50ft) for 26,150lbs = 2,900ft, Landing Dist for 26,900ft = 3,050ft.

Again, unfortunately the standard South African FM from Wonder Air is very "light" when it comes to fuel consumption figures, we ended up using modified Beech 1900C power/fuel flow tables (as 1900C has -65 engines and these turbince DC3's have -65AR engines), with no taxi/takeoff fuel burn published.
The same as the Basler, typically 8000ft at ISA+20 we would achieve 180KTAS at 900lbs/hr

Ramp Wt = 29,300lbs.
Empty weight of our aircraft was 14,845lbs, so typical max fuel & payload for 28,200lbs TOW was 13,355lbs (6,056kg)

Last edited by Grizzly Bare; 12th Oct 2009 at 01:17. Reason: Bad maths :(
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