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From page 16... ... 16 3 AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Review of various aircraft runway length performance documents (40-147) identified four types of aircraft performance data presented in runway performance documents for aircraft weighing up to 20,200 lb. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... 17 Figure 9: Aircraft Flight Planning Guide Data (top panels) , Spreadsheet Data Consolidation (Middle Panel) Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... 18 climb weight temperature limit conditions are inserted into the spreadsheet as a new set of columns which represent new temperature operating conditions. To estimate the runway length for the new temperature conditions at lower airport elevations we use a Piecewise Cubic Hermite Interpolating Polynomial (PCHIP) Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... 19 Figure 10: Tabular Aircraft Performance Data (Left) and Validation Analysis (Right) Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... 20 Figure 11: Data Collection Points for Takeoff Distance Over 50-foot Obstacle for the Mooney M20V Acclaim. (Screenshot from ScanIt Software) Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... 21 Figure 13: Landing Performance Chart for the Flight Design CTLS Light Sport Aircraft. (Source of Data: Flight Design, Screenshot from ScanIt) Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... 22 Figure 51 shows the difference between takeoff and accelerate-stop distance for the Beechcraft Baron 58 vary from 450 to 1100 feet depending upon the airport elevation and temperature conditions. SARLAT reports up to six runway length distances for turboprop and turbofan-powered aircraft. Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... 23 Some aircraft manufactures provide two flap settings for turboprop and turbofan-powered aircraft. For example, aircraft takeoff performance data for the Textron Aviation King Air 350 contains flaps up and flaps approach settings. Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... 24 Turboprop with 10 or more seats Dry takeoff Accelerate-stop distance in dry pavement conditions Dry landing Landing distance crossing the runway threshold at screen height (50 feet) Wet takeoff Accelerate-stop distance in wet pavement conditions Wet landing Landing distance crossing the runway threshold at screen height (50 feet) Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... 25 Table 3: Correction Factors Applied to 14 CFR Part 135.385 Landing Operations. Applicability Remarks Landing Correction Factor Large transport category airplanes Turbofan engine powered Dry runway Full stop landing at the intended destination airport within 60 percent of the effective length 1.67 Large transport category airplanes Turbo-propeller powered Dry runway Full stop landing within 70 percent of the effective length 1.43 Large transport category airplanes Turbofan engine powered Wet runway An additional 15% correction factor beyond Rule 1 1.92 Eligible On-demand operation Large transport category airplanes Turbofan engine powered Dry runway Full stop landing at the intended destination airport within 80 percent of the effective length 1.25 3.6 RUNWAY LENGTH CORRECTION FACTORS Runway length performance correction factors include runway grade, wind conditions, and runway surface. Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... 26 Table 4: Aircraft Manufacturer Runway Grade Takeoff Distance Correction Factors for Piston-Powered Aircraft. Aircraft Name Correction Format Correction for Every 1% Uphill Increase in ground roll Increase in takeoff distance Cessna Columbia 400 Single factor 6% Apply the generic correction Diamond 40 Single factor Not available 5% Mooney M20V Acclaim Nomograph Depends on pressure altitude Depends on pressure altitude Piper 24 Comanche Single factor 3% 3% Tecnam P2006T Single factor 5% 4% Cirrus SR 22 Single factor Sea level: 22% 5,000 feet: 30% 10,000 feet: 43% Apply the same correction to ground roll Using the Mooney M20V aircraft as representative piston-engine aircraft, we examined the takeoff runway grade correction factors for different pressure altitudes (see the blue lines in Figure 14) Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... 27 We studied takeoff runway grade corrections for turboprop-powered aircraft. Figure 15 shows published aircraft manufacturer runway grade correction factors for three turboprop aircraft: the Beechcraft King Air C90, the Pilatus PC-12NG, and the Piper 46 Malibu Meridian at a typical airport design temperature 30 degrees Fahrenheit above International Standard Atmospheric (ISA) Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... 28 Figure 16: SARLAT General Runway Correction Model for Turboprop-Powered Aircraft. The takeoff field length performance of turbofan-powered aircraft is also affected by runway grade. Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... 29 Table 5: Aircraft Manufacturer Runway Grade Takeoff Field Length Correction Factors for Turbofan-Powered Aircraft. Aircraft Name Correction Format Correction for Takeoff Field Length for 1% Uphill Grade Correction for Takeoff Field Length for 2% Uphill Grade Cessna Citation Bravo (Model 550) Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... 30 temperature conditions operating at 90% of the maximum takeoff gross weight. The figure shows that a 15% correction factor to convert dry to wet pavement conditions is adequate for this class of aircraft. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... 31 Table 6: Grass Runway Correction Information for Aircraft in SARLAT. Aircraft Name Height of Dry Grass Correction Factor in POH Increase in Ground Roll Increase in Takeoff Distance Cessna 150 Not available 15% Not available Cessna 152 Not available 15% Not available Cessna 172 Skyhawk Not available 15% Not available Cessna 177 Cardinal Not available 15% Not available Cessna 180 Skywagon Not available 15% Not available Cessna 182 Skylane Not available 15% Not available Cessna T206 Stationair Not available 15% Not available Cessna 208 Caravan Not available 15% Not available Cessna T210 Centurion Not available 15% Not available Cessna 310 Not available Not available 7.9% Cessna Columbia 400 Not available 30% Not available Cirrus SR-20 Not available Not available 20% Cirrus SR-22 Not available Not available 20% Cirrus SR-22 Turbo Not available Not available 15% Diamond 40 Star Longer than 4 inches 20% Not available Diamond 42 Twin Star Longer than 4 inches 20% Not available Piper 24 Comanche Greater than 5 inches Not available 25% Socata TBM 700 High grass Not available 25% Socata TBM 850 High grass Not available 25% Read the entire page →

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... 16 3 AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Review of various aircraft runway length performance documents (40-147) identified four types of aircraft performance data presented in runway performance documents for aircraft weighing up to 20,200 lb.