performance question 2

[gphillips134]

a light piston twin climbs at a gradient of 10% from a screen height of 15m. There is an obstacle 900m high. 32800ft from the screen. By how much does the aircraft clear the obstacle?

explaination would be good

[peb]

Answer 115 meters


32800 feet = 10000 meters

Obstacle minus screen heihgt = 885m

10% of 10000m= 1000m (this would our hight)

1000 - 885 = 115 meters