Sent earlier:
Rob,
Hope things are moving along.
Max angle of climb is the L/D max airspeed. The glide speed is normally
L/D max however, the XS manual is 61Kts. Check your operators hand book
Chapter 5, VX is 61 and is flight tests proven, flaps up of course. In
my tests I prefer 65 Knots on the heavier aircraft for a bit of a
margin.
Should power be lost at this climb angle, an immediate (more than
aggressive) push over will be needed to keep sufficient flying speed to
prevent a stall. This will leave you in a push over from nearly 20
degrees nose up to 15 degrees nose down and find you at a speed of 55 or
so. Insufficient to make an immediate flare without a hard landing if
power is lost below 100 feet. Practice is required.
I do this on all my test flights once the engine is proven and I can
safely practice this Vx climb at altitude with the prop at 5750 and full
power on the engine. I climb for about 1 minute or about 1500 feet of
altitude at this power setting and angle and check for temps and of
course fuel starvation, oil pressure stability and the like. Then I do
it again from takeoff. In 3000 feet you will easily go through pattern
altitude so coordinate with tower.
Regards,
Bud
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From: Karl Heindl<mailto:kheindl@msn.com>
To: europa-list@matronics.com<mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 11:57 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Max climb angle
I will put a query out on the Europa forum.
> Subject: Europa-List: Max climb angle
> From: robertseaton@me.com<mailto:robertseaton@me.com>
> Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 08:18:33 -0700
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> Does anyone know the max climb angle for a 914 powered trigear? I
have to do a fuel flow test with min fuel & the aircraft suspended in
max climb. I don't see this listed in the Operators Manual.
> I think it would be slightly different for each aircraft so an
average would be OK?
> Rob
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