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ratyrat
27th Oct 2007, 17:54
Hi
need to know climb speed for the above a/c, say at 2500kgs
cheers
raty
Kit d'Rection KG
27th Oct 2007, 20:02
Which climb speed? :rolleyes:
(Like the power settings, the answers are in the PoH... I trust you're not in the process of learning to fly the aircraft and receiving inadequate training, are you?)
ratyrat
28th Oct 2007, 11:39
hi kit
I have a chance of a job on the said a/c and just wanted to get some idea of the speeds, i canot get hold of the POH for another two weeks.
I have about 100 hrs as pa but that was some years ago.
raty:ok:
Kit d'Rection KG
28th Oct 2007, 14:02
Raty,
No problem with that. My real concern is that you just asked for 'climb speed'...
Do you mean Vx, y, xse, yse, erc, or what? I guess you mean all of them...
Where are you geographically? How about finding a local operator and asking just to sit down with a copy of the PoH for a couple of hours..? I might be able to point you in a worthwhile direction for your research...
Finals19
29th Oct 2007, 14:24
We used 38"MP/2400rpm and 120kts...
V speeds if I recall...
Vr (company SOP) 95kts (note - Chieftain is obviously perf B, but when at MTOW - vg kitted at 7360Ibs, 100kts Vr if TODA permits will give you a much smoother transition)
Vx - 84kts
Vy - 107kts (I think)
Vapp - 120kts (company SOP - short field Vapp was blue line)
What are you transitioning from? (a/c?) Chieftain requires some forward thinking due to stage cooling and in that respect can be rather slippery.