OPERATION
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Gear
Altitude (m)
Max slope at
altitude
Continuous
slope at
altitude
1500 9% 5%
2000 9% 5%
2500 8% 5%
3000 8% 5%
GRADIENT VALUES PUBLISHED ON THE RETARDATION
DECAL ARE SUBJECT TO MAXIMUM BRAKE SLOPE
VALUES PER BRAKE TEST STANDARD. THE ABOVE
GRADIENT VALUES REPRESENT MAXIMUM
RETARDATION CAPABILITY AND EXCLUDES BRAKE
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
B40E Gradient Values At Altitude
Gear
Altitude (m)
Max slope at
altitude
Continuous
slope at
altitude
1
0 25% 25%
500 25% 25%
1000 25% 25%
1500 25% 25%
2000 25% 25%
2500 25% 25%
3000 25% 25%
2
0 25% 24%
500 25% 23%
1000 25% 23%
1500 25% 22%
2000 25% 21%
2500 25% 21%
3000 25% 20%
3
0 21% 13%
500 20% 13%
1000 20% 12%
1500 19% 12%
2000 19% 11%
2500 18% 11%
3000 17% 11%
4
0 18% 11%
500 17% 11%
1000 17% 10%
1500 16% 10%
2000 16% 10%
2500 15% 9%
Gear
Altitude (m)
Max slope at
altitude
Continuous
slope at
altitude
3000 15% 9%
5
013%8%
500 13% 8%
1000 12% 8%
1500 12% 7%
2000 11% 7%
2500 11% 7%
3000 11% 7%
6
010%6%
500 10% 6%
1000 9% 6%
1500 9% 5%
2000 9% 5%
2500 9% 5%
3000 8% 5%
7
09%6%
500 9% 6%
1000 8% 6%
1500 8% 5%
2000 8% 5%
2500 8% 5%
3000 7% 5%
GRADIENT VALUES PUBLISHED ON THE RETARDATION
DECAL ARE SUBJECT TO MAXIMUM BRAKE SLOPE
VALUES PER BRAKE TEST STANDARD. THE ABOVE
GRADIENT VALUES REPRESENT MAXIMUM
RETARDATION CAPABILITY AND EXCLUDES BRAKE
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
B45E Gradient Values At Altitude
Gear
Altitude (m)
Max slope at
altitude
Continuous
slope at
altitude
1
0 25% 25%
500 25% 25%
1000 25% 25%
1500 25% 25%
2000 25% 25%
2500 25% 25%
3000 25% 25%
2
0 25% 23%
500 25% 22%