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Old 22nd Sep 2010, 21:01
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My quest is, with this inc in tgt tq shouldn't there be a corresponding inc in the RTOW for Cat A ops?
As Troglodita has already answered you:

No.

The target torque is Bell’s poor man’s equivalent to a FLI (first limit indicator). Dependant on ambient conditions the first OEI limit the engine is expected to reach, whether engine torque, ITT or N1, is “translated” into a calculated torque value, so in case of an engine failure the pilot has only one power instrument to monitor at what will be a pretty busy time.

This target torque value represents the first OEI 2˝ minute limit to be reached.

As Troglodita pointed out, the climb segment between 200 and 1000 ft AGL is the limiting segment in determining Cat A/PC1 RTOW, and this is flown/certificated at OEI MCP (-3D engines) or OEI 30 min. limits (-3DE and -3DF engines). So the target torque value has nothing to do with the power settings during the “weight limiting” segment of the Cat A profile.

Hope this answers your question adequately.
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