Not surprising they're temp limiting - agreed, especially at 45-50°C.
Surprising when one or more of the engines cannot achieve rated thrust at that ambient temperature (from the ODM) by up to 3%N1, which is a lot of power NOT to have.
Performance predicated on achieving ODM rated thrust at that temp and pressure.
. . . I know, I bit, but not everyone here understands exactly what was being said.
Last edited by Dengue_Dude; 13th Mar 2011 at 16:03.
Reason: Forgot to add N1 after the 3% - very significant