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Old 27th Jan 2017, 09:38
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Low level turn with a fair bit of downwind in a very heavy draggy piston radial twin in +40 degree temperatures isn't a good thing for performance. Haven't done the figures, however at a guess the pressure altitude would be at least 3000 feet! Couple that with any kind of substantial downwind below 500 feet in a low level turn will always result in something nasty.
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